Erin Explains: A Night at the Baroque Opera

What was it really like to attend the opera in Handel's time?

Ahead of Pinchgut Opera’s performances of Semele, Artistic Director and Conductor Erin Helyard uncovers the lively, surprising, and often unruly world of Baroque opera in this special talk.

Uncover the wild stories of an era when audiences ate, drank, flirted, played cards, and even started riots in the theatre. Discover how Semele emerged at the crossroads of changing theatrical traditions, and why this extraordinary work still has so much to say to audiences today.