The Wagner Gala: A triumphant return of world-class opera to renewed Ian Potter State Theatre

Opera Australia will make a spectacular return to the newly refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre with a selection of Wagner’s most extraordinary pieces, including operatic arias and orchestral masterpieces, performed by some of the leading Wagnerian specialists of our time. The world-class cast will be led by acclaimed German Maestro Michael Güttler and will star British dramatic soprano Catherine Foster, known for her portrayal of Brünnhilde at the Bayreuth Festival, Russian tenor Sergei Skorokhodov, known for his powerful performances as Lohengrin and Tannhäuser and one of the Australia’s most versatile and in-demand baritones, James Clayton, who returns to sing with Opera Australia for the first time in over a decade.