# CitiOpera

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**CitiOpera** was originally known as **Melbourne City Opera**, which in turn produced the "spin off" company, [Melbourne Opera](/source/Melbourne_Opera).[1] CitiOpera is a semi-professional opera company based in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia. Formed in 1997, it was the successor of Globe Opera.[2] In 2007 the company began performing at the [BMW Edge](/source/Federation_Square#BMW_Edge_Amphitheatre), a 450-seat indoor amphitheatre located in [Federation Square](/source/Federation_Square).

Initially the company made its home at the [National Theatre](/source/National_Theatre,_Melbourne), the [Comedy Theatre](/source/Comedy_Theatre,_Melbourne) and later at the [Melbourne Athenaeum](/source/Melbourne_Athenaeum), and featured Suzanne Steele, Ronald Dowd, [Margaret Nisbett](/source/Margaret_Nisbett), Maureen Howard, and Ron Stevens in productions of *[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)*, *[Faust](/source/Faust_(opera))*, *[Carmen](/source/Carmen)*, *[Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci)*, *[Cavalleria rusticana](/source/Cavalleria_rusticana)*, *[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)*, *[The Merry Widow](/source/The_Merry_Widow)*, *[Die Fledermaus](/source/Die_Fledermaus)*, *[The Student Prince](/source/The_Student_Prince)*, and many others.

The 2007 season began with productions of Verdi's *[Il corsaro](/source/Il_corsaro)*, *[Attila](/source/Attila_(opera))* and *The [Pavarotti](/source/Luciano_Pavarotti) Story*, devised and narrated by director Joseph Talia and conducted by Erich Fackert. In 2008 the season commenced with a concert production of Beethoven's *[Fidelio](/source/Fidelio)* at Melba Hall, [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne). The company presented *The Puccini Story* in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of [Giacomo Puccini](/source/Giacomo_Puccini). This program was an analysis of how Puccini's personal characteristics impacted on the creation of his characters and the composition of his music. In March 2009, the company staged Verdi's *[Ernani](/source/Ernani)*.

Melbourne City Opera staged Verdi's *[Luisa Miller](/source/Luisa_Miller)* in September 2009, *[Andrea Chénier](/source/Andrea_Ch%C3%A9nier)* in June 2010, *[La rondine](/source/La_rondine)* in November 2010 and presented a tribute to Dame [Joan Sutherland](/source/Joan_Sutherland) in November 2011 at the [BMW Edge](/source/Federation_Square).

In March 2018, Melbourne CitiOpera presented the Australian premiere performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's *[Kashchey the Immortal](/source/Kashchey_the_Immortal)*, conducted by Alan Cook.[3]

## References

1. ["Opera rivalry hits hip-pocket nerve"](https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/opera-rivalry-hits-hip-pocket-nerve-20040514-gdxue9.html). *[The Age](/source/The_Age)*. 14 May 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

1. Love, Harold, *The Golden Age of Australian Opera: W.S. Lyster and his Companies 1861–1880*, Currency Press, Sydney, 1981. ISBN 978-0-86819-051-8

1. ["*Kashchey the Immortal* review: A beautiful and complex gem"](https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/opera/kashchey-the-immortal-review-a-beautiful-and-complex-gem-20180319-h0xodf.html) by Bridget Davies, *[The Age](/source/The_Age)*, 20 March 2018

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.citiopera.com.au/)
- ["Opera rivalry hits hip-pocket nerve"](https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/13/1084289800000.html?from=storylhs) by Robin Usher, *[The Age](/source/The_Age)* (Melbourne), 14 May 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ["Communal dreaming"](https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/29/1072546460403.html) by John Sloavin, *The Age* (Melbourne), 30 December 2003 (Account of the [Melbourne Festival](/source/Melbourne_International_Arts_Festival))
- [Puccini 150 years](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020812/http://www.theoperaboys.com/docs-Sept2008/Puccini%20Casanova%20by%20Melb%20City%20Opera%202008.doc) Review of *The Puccini Story* by The Opera Boys
- [Melbourne City Opera orchestra performing the overture to *Luisa Miller*](https://www.youtube.com/urye4yn11uI) on YouTube

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