One of the most instantly recognisable images of Australia (besides Paul Hogan and Kylie Minogue, of course) is the Sydney Opera House. Looking like a pair of spiky-backed molluscs mating, what many people wouldn’t even consider is the fact that it is genuinely an opera house. This means that productions of opera do actually happen there. One such example is the powerful Lakme, by Delibes, which features one of the art form’s greatest (and most difficult) arias – read more.