Opera Australia to Present ‘Opera Up Late’ In November 2026
By David SalazarOpera Australia’s “Opera Up Late,” hosted by Reuben Kaye, will return to the Regent Theatre in Melbourne for one night only on Nov. 15, 2026.
The operatic cabaret follows its Melbourne debut last year. Kaye will host a program of opera, with musical theatre classics and pop hits added in. Opera Australia singers Emma Matthews, Ruth Strutt, Daniel Macey, and Anthony Mackey will return to the production.
This year’s staging will use the set from Opera Australia’s new production of “La Bohème” and will feature new repertoire, costumes, and arrangements of well-known arias.
Shaun Rennie directs. The event began in 2023 as a one-off concert for World Pride and has since become an ongoing production.
“’Opera Up Late’ began as a one-off concert in 2023 for World Pride and has grown into an ongoing celebration of all things opera, camp and naughty unapologetic joy,” Rennie said, per an official press release. “Built on the extraordinary talent, creativity and infectious energy of Reuben Kaye as host alongside so many gifted performers from Opera Australia, it is a total joy to create every year. I’d encourage everyone to join us at the Regent Theatre in November for a guaranteed night of belly laughs and divas!”
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