Opera Lecture Series - "The Operas of Donizetti"

Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Enjoy exploring a variety of areas of operatic history from composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera trivia.

From Verdi and Puccini to opera darlings such as Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, Murray presents weekly fun, informative and thoroughly delightful talks, abundantly illustrated with audio and visual excerpts.

Murray's style is popular with seasoned opera-goers and newcomers alike. Come and revel in the joy of opera!

The Operas of Donizetti - Several operas by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) are among the world’s most popular – L’elisir d’amore and Lucia di Lammermoor – are rightfully among many people’s favourites. Others, like Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena, Lucrezia Borgia, Don Pasquale, La Fille du régiment and Roberto Devereux are also popular. Yet, Donizetti wrote some sixty-six operas (maybe more) and many of these works are filled with music just as beautiful as his better-known works. Come and explore (nearly) all of Donizetti’s operas in this relaxed and informative 10-session course.

Thursdays, 10.00am-12.00pm, November 5 2026 – 28 January 2027 (no classes 19 Nov, 24 Dec, 31 Dec), City of Sydney Creative Spaces, Level 6, 119 Bathurst Street, Sydney.

Full term enrolments and Casual Drop In available.