by Giuseppe Verdi
for Opera Queensland 2022 (Premier) State Opera of South Australia and West Australian Opera.
for Opera Australia 2024 (Return) 

Opera QueenslandDirector – Sarah Giles
Conductor – Dane Lam
Set and Costume – Charles Davis
Lighting – Paul Jackson
Associate Director – Janice Muller
With Lorina Gore, Kang Wang and Jose Carbo.

State Opera of South Australia
Conductor – Oliver Von Dohnányi
With Lauren Fagan, Kang Wang and James Roser.
West Australian Opera
Conductor – Christopher van Tuinen
With Samantha Clarke, Paul O-Niell and Simon Meadows.

Photography by Jade Ferguson

On La Traviata

SYDNEY MORNING HERLAD ★★★★★
AU REVIEW ★★★★★
BACHTRACK SYDNEY ★★★★★
J-WIRE ★★★★★ 
OUT IN PERTH ★★★★ ½
LIMELIGHT BRISBANE ★★★★ ½
SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE ★★★★ ½
STAGENOISE ★★★★ ½
GLAM ADELADIE ★★★★
ARTS HUB ★★★★
LIMELIGHT ★★★★
BACHTRACK ★★★★

“An absolute triumph.” THE AU REVIEW ★★★★★

"Musically and dramatically this is Opera Australia's strongest presentation in two years." SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ★★★★★

“Sexy, Sublime and Stunning”  THE CREATIVE ISSUE

"Director Sarah Giles wields the narrative as if it were a blade honed to the point of perfection." FIRST CLASS MAGAZINE

“Verdi’s masterpiece feels audaciously new all over again in this vivid interpretation by Melbourne director Sarah Giles.” IN DAILY

“I have seen this opera countless times, and I have never been so moved.” AUSTRALIAN STAGE

“This is perhaps one of the best productions of La Traviata this reviewer has seen… Sarah Giles direction breathes new life into what is a frequently performed opera.” THE BAREFOOT REVIEW