West Australian Opera

West Australian Opera, founded in 1967, is Western Australia's only full-time, professional opera company. A resident company of the beautiful His Majesty’s Theatre, each year the company presents three fully staged operas, a free Opera in the Park event at Supreme Court Gardens and a Young Artist Concert Series. The company presents operas drawn from the mainstream operatic repertoire and increasingly is involved in the commissioning and development of new repertoire. The company offers an annual subscription season of main house productions as well as programs in regional Western Australia and a strong education program and ancillary activities, including concerts and community events. It is an incorporated association with a board of eight directors, chaired by Warwick Hemsley. The Artistic Director is Joseph Colaneri and the General Manager is Carolyn Chard The company receives its income from federal and state funding, box office revenue, donations and sponsorship.