Opera in the Aboretum

The Aboretum in Pearl Beach is a santuary for over 90 species including threatened species like Koalas, Glossy Black Cockatoo and Barking Owl. It is also, once a year, a sanctuary for opera fans who gather to hear their favorite arias sung in the wild. Last Sunday the fifth Opera in the Aboretum was held...

Opera Fans in the Pearl Beach Arboretum

on a perfect sunny day. People brought picnics and chatted as the sound systems were tested but when the performance began a dead silence fell. The silence was  interrupted only by the Kookaburras who seemed to have a particular relationship to the mezzo soprano vocal range. Twice they joined in to accompany Mezzo Soprano Milijana Nikolic.

 

Performers at the Pearl Beach Opera in the Aboretum

Chris Bearman conducted the Central Coast Conservatorium String Orchestra

Watercolours of the event are on artsmitten.com