# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Drover’s Wife – The Opera
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 09:00 am – Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 11:50 am (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Directed by Leah Purcell
Libretto by Leah Purcell with George Palmer
Composed by George Palmer

They will say a story ended,
those who cannot understand,
no-one’s story ends forever,
our Dreaming is forever.

Molly Johnson is a survivor. Heavily pregnant, she’s left alone to care for her children in a remote Snowy Mountains shanty.

Between the snakes, bullocks and hostile travellers on her doorstep, she faces no shortage of threats. With her husband away droving sheep, she faces them alone.

But when Yadaka, an Aboriginal man evading colonial authorities, disrupts Molly’s hard-won sanctuary, the pair’s shared history of brutal hardships can no longer be ignored.

The Drover’s Wife is a monumental new opera based on the play, novel and film by one of Australia’s leading artists, Leah Purcell AM. With a ravishing score by George Palmer AM performed live by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, this new version reveals the symphonic soul of Purcell’s modern classic in its most expansive telling yet.

Melodies soar with raw emotion. Luscious orchestrations capture the beauty and violence of the Australian High Country. Grand opera traditions meet contemporary First Nations storytelling.

History is set to be made as this epic tale is brought to QPAC’s newest stage, the stunning Glasshouse Theatre – a glorious new performing arts space designed for bold ideas and brilliant entertainment. “Leah’s vision and voice paired with George Palmer’s evocative score promises to deliver a work that is visceral, unflinching and stirringly Australian,” Rachel Healy, QPAC Chief Executive.

Soprano Nina Korbe (West Side Story on Sydney Harbour) leads the cast as the titular Drover’s Wife alongside tenor Marcus Corowa (Bran Nue Dae, The Rabbits for Opera Australia, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical) who will play Yadaka.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/south-brisbane/the-drover’s-wife-the-opera/200028709936840
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, performances, music, theatre, live-music, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://qpac.com.au/whats-on/2026/the-drovers-wife-the-opera?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=south+brisbane-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: South Brisbane
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Grey St and Melbourne St, South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4101
- **lat**: -27.47366
- **long**: 153.01973
- **full address**: Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Grey St and Melbourne St, South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4101

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: QPAC (https://allevents.in/org/qpac/1740168)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (+10:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Cnr Grey St and Melbourne St, South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4101
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** QPAC
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, performances, music, theatre, live-music, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Drover’s Wife – The Opera ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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