The Jamberoo Country Women’s Association (CWA) are delighted to announce that ‘Opera in the Valley’ is returning to the Jamberoo School of Arts on Saturday 1 November.

This year they have “something new for Jamberoo”, for the first time maestro, Glenn Amer, is putting together a complete comic opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The first half of Opera in the Valley will be ‘Lo Sposo Deluso’ or ‘The Deluded Bridegroom’ and will be performed in English. Mozart wrote this opera in 1783 when he was just 27 years old.

Jamberoo CWA’s first Opera in the Valley was held in 1997, and as usual, they have a wonderful group of singers lined up for 2025.

Cathy Delhaas, member of the Jamberoo CWA, says this year's production promises to be quite different from previous years.

Rather than the traditional lineup of a mezzo-soprano, soprano, baritone and tenor, Glenn has assembled a cast featuring a bass, countertenor, tenor and soprano for this Mozart production.

The second half of the production will maintain the popular style format that audiences have come to love, featuring well-known songs from musicals and operas that brings the evening to a thrilling finale with the cast performing together.

The evening includes a full CWA supper after the performance, and an interval complete with wine, cheese, and fruit, and the Jamberoo School of Arts is the perfect venue, offering excellent acoustics.

“The acoustics in that hall are fantastic,” said Cathy.

“You can sit up the back and you can hear just as well as those sitting up the front or in the middle.”

More information about ticket sales and the full lineup for Opera in the Valley will be announced in October.