FANCY a walk-on role at Opera Australia's spectacular outdoor event Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour?
It would be the perfect gift for the opera aficionado who has everything - the chance to make their opera debut in Verdi's classic La Traviata, in front of an audience of nearly 3,000 people.
Of course it doesn't come cheap at $4,999 per person but it would be an unforgettable opportunity to be in the spotlight on the huge overwater stage in one of the most famous operas in the world, with the equally famous backdrop of the city skyline, Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
Walk-on role participants will appear during the vibrant Parisian party scene in Act 1, raising their champagne glasses. They will be surrounded by the 80-strong cast including chorus, dancers, actors and principal singers.
Director Constantine Costi describes as "like attending an exclusive waterside party."
The lucky opera fans will receive the full opera-star treatment including professional stage hair and makeup, costume fitting, stage directions from the Assistant Director, a ticket for a guest to watch the performance and Interval Dessert High Tea for two in the exclusive Travel Associates Platinum Club.
Opera Australia also offers ten walk-on roles each year for La Bohème, staged in the Joan Sutherland Theatre that sees participants enter the glitzy world of 1930s Berlin.
Tourism Australia's Global Manager Experiences, Karen Fitzgerald, is one person who has experienced the walk-on role. "I'd always considered myself more of a musical theatre fan, but I now have a new respect and appreciation for opera. Following my 15 mins of fame on the stage of the Sydney Opera House, I'm still pinching myself."
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