Thousands Flock to Opera at Jimbour

Images:  Rob Maccoll (Above:  Hayley Sugars (Valencienne) and Virgilio Marino (Camille de Rosillon) at Opera at Jimbour. RIGHT: Emily Burke and David Hobson (Count Danilo)

There is no event quite like Opera at Jimbour.   

Over 7,500 opera lovers made their way to Jimbour to catch the mesmerising performance of the Merry Widow on the weekend.

Queensland Music Festival (QMF) and Opera Queensland (OperaQ) partnered up once again to entertain thousands on Saturday when they presented Opera in Jimbour 2017 which was held in the picturesque grounds of heritage-listed Jimbour House.  

Picnic hampers, blankets and chairs filled the amphitheatre with patrons enjoying the stunning, relaxing atmosphere of this popular outdoor event held every two years at the Western Downs location attracting visitors from right across Southern Queensland and interstate.

Emily Burke (Hanna Glawari) and David Hobson (Count Danilo)

Russell Mitchell (General Manager of Opera Queensland), Katie Noonan (Artistic Director of Queensland Music Festival) and Athol Young (Chair of Queensland Music Festival board) 

Phillip Prendergast (Raoul de St Broiche), Jon Maskell (Bogdanowitsch), Robert Williams (Pritschitsch), Stephen Beck (Kromow), Shaun Brown (Vicomte Cascada), Emily Burke (Hanna Glawari)

The crowd Opera at Jimbour show their appreciation