It is 25 years since the first Jamberoo CWA Opera in the Valley, and hopes are high that its return this year will be the best one yet.

“We have been unable to hold our annual fund raiser since 2019 due to Covid,” says the CWA’s Cathy Delhaas.

“It’s great to be able to bring it back in the CWA’s Centenary Year.

“This year's concert is shaping up to be just as sensational as in the past.”

She’s delighted that Maestro Glenn Amer will again be the musical director and pianist on the night, given his international standing and work with Opera Australia.

Glenn Amer (second from left) with performers after the 2019 concert - Claire Robertson, Susie Bishop and Lorenzo Rositano

This year’s singers will be:

• Soprano Mary-Jean O’Doherty, the first prize winner in the 2013 Paris Opera Awards. She won the ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award and was the first recipient of the Australian International Opera Award
• Mezzo-Soprano Johanna Knoechel, a young singer who completed BMus Studies in Classical Singing at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and was awarded an AMusA with Distinction 
• Italian Lyrico Spinto Tenor Lorenzo Rositano, who holds a masters in Opera and has appeared as Principal Tenor in many opera and operetta roles. He is one of The Australian Tenors who have performed extensively with Opera Australia at home and abroad.
• Baritone Daniel Macey, who since graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium with an Advanced Diploma of Opera has been singing in the chorus for Opera Australia since 2015 and made his debut in 2020 as Dancaire in Carmen at the Sydney Opera House. 

“We will be continuing with our popular format of the tickets including wine and cheese at interval and a traditional CWA supper after the performance where you can mingle with the artists,” says Cathy.

“Tickets always sell quickly so get in early to ensure you get seats.”

Saturday 5 November, Jamberoo School of Arts, 8pm.

Tickets $60 on sale now at Elders Jamberoo t 4236 0891