Dig deeper.
Beyond the noise of the day-to-day, there are forgotten pieces of incredible music that just wait to be rediscovered. So sit back, relax and let the emotions wash over you.
The 2025 Recital series at UKARIA Cultural Centre unearths musical gems in three exclusive events curated by our Head of Music, Anthony Hunt.
Pick your favourite – or save 10% by booking all three.
Pearls of the East and West
Saturday 10 May, 2.30pm
An afternoon of poetry and music, where words and notes tell stories of longing and belonging, brought to life by two song cycles written for tenor, string quartet and piano.
From the harrowing tale of ineffably historical beauty, torn apart by indiscriminate war, in Jonathan Dove’s In Damascus; to the nostalgic sense of lost innocence in Vaughan Williams’ quintessentially English On Wenlock Edge; join tenor Kyle Stegall in a journey through place and identity.
Jewels of the Bel Canto
Sunday 31 August, 2.30pm
Described by critics as ‘The most exciting voice since Joan Sutherland’, Australian-born soprano Helena Dix has secured her name at opera houses all around the world.
Accompanied by State Opera’s Head of Music Anthony Hunt, Dix presents a recital of exquisite art songs and arias, weaving together works from Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, and other bel canto masters, celebrating the art of “beautiful singing” in the intimate setting of the stunning UKARIA Cultural Centre.
Kindly supported by The Consulate of Italy in South Australia.
Treasures of Paris
Saturday 29 November, 2.30pm
Join ASO’s new Principal Flute Kim Falconer, renowned pianist Anna Goldsworthy, and Adelaide soprano Jessica Dean, in an afternoon exploring the heady atmosphere of creativity of nineteenth and twentieth-century France.
The musical treasures from Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc and more, for flute, piano and soprano, will echo in the UKARIA concert hall and in your memory long after the end of this stirring recital.
Kindly supported by Graeme and Susan Bethune.
The 2025 Recital Series is generously supported by The Friends of State Opera.
UKARIA photography by Dylan Henderson.
