10 years after making her Rosina role debut with Opera Australia, Anna returns to a beloved role with her home theatre in Oldenburg.
She performs the last 3 performances of the Oldenburg Season
More Information HERE
Anna makes her role debut as Angelina, the title role of Rossini’s masterpiece “La Cenerentola”.
With State Opera South Australia
Conductor: Stuart Stratford
Director: Neil Armfield
Angelina: Anna Dowsley
Don Ramiro: Jihoon Son
Dandini: Nicholas Lester
Don Magnifico: Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Clorinda: Helena Dix
Alidoro: Pelham Andrews
Tisbe: Indyana Schneider
with
State Opera Chorus
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Anna returns to sing with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Hector BERLIOZ: L’enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ), Op. 25
Oratorio in French
Le récitant (Narrator)/Le Centurion (Roman centurion): Cyrille Dubois
La vierge Marie (Virgin Mary): Anna Dowsley
Joseph/Polydorus: Lysandre Châlon
Hérode (Herod)/Le père de famille (Father of the family): Thomas Dolié
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)
Conductor: György Vashegyi
More Information:
https://www.filharmonikusok.hu/en/koncertek/karacsonyi-koncert-a-nemzeti-filharmonikusok-unnepi-hangversenye/
Anna returns to Adelaide to perform once again with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under their new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
“Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth will lead us through an unmissable performance of Mozart’s Requiem. This monumental work unfolds with breathtaking intensity, as the full orchestra and chorus come together in a grand choral embrace. The evening opens with Strauss’s Metamorphosen, a song like work for solo strings alone, in which soaring melodies reflect a nostalgia for the passion of the 19th century before a conclusion that touches on the tragedies of the 20th. We are urged to remember our history if we seek to influence our future.”
Program to include
R STRAUSS Metamorphosen
MOZART/SÜSSMAYR Requiem
MORE INFORMATION HERE:
https://www.aso.com.au/events/remember/
Anna performs again with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Joanna MARSH A Plastic Theatre – Dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano, choir and orchestra*
Alice CHANCE New work †
Michael TIPPETT A Child of Our Time
Brett Weymark conductor
Elizabeth Scott conductor (Marsh, Chance)
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon soprano
Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Jones tenor
Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone
Symphony Chorus
Festival Chorus
VOX (Marsh, Chance)
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra with guests from
The Sydney Youth Orchestra
MORE INFORMATION HERE:
https://www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/concerts/2025season/childofourtime/
Role Debut:
The Fox
Premiere on 21.06.25
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater
Musikalische Leitung Vito Cristofaro
Regie Mélanie Huber
Ausstattung Lena Hiebel
Choreographie Joanne Willmott
Licht Steff Flächsenhaar
Choreinstudierung Thomas Bönisch
Einstudierung Kinder- und Jugendchor Márija Jokovic
Dramaturgie Antje Müller
FörsterArthur Bruce / Aksel Daveyan
Schulmeister / Dackel Seumas Begg
Pfarrer / Dachs Irakli Atanelishvili / Seungweon Lee
Haraschta (ein Geflügelhändler) KS Paul Brady
Pásek (ein Gastwirt) Seung Jin Park
Bystrouška (die Füchsin) Stephanie Hershaw
Fuchs Anna Dowsley
Specht / Försterfrau Dorothee Bienert
Grille Selma Brok / Leonie Lashlee
Heuschreck Caroline Nicoul / Victor Cristofaro
Frosch Julius Reinhold / Danylo Salo
Hahn Mykola Pavlenko
Eule Sharon Starkmann
Mücke Sandro Monti
Frau Pásek Esther Vis
Pepík (Försters Enkel) Lea Bublitz
Frantík (dessen Freund) Julia Wagner
Schopfhenne Friederike Hansmeier
Eichelhäher Gabriela Heesch
Junges Füchslein (Kind) Charlotte Rabbels / Aurelia Ramke / Victoria Erhardt
Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters
Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester
Kinder- und Jugendchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters
Anna performs the role of Arsamene with Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.
Further Performances:
01.06.25
06.06.25
09.06.25
Musikalische Leitung Thomas Bönisch
Regie Kay Link
Ausstattung Olga von Wahl
Licht Philipp Sonnhoff
Video Nikolai Schröder
Dramaturgie Antje Müller
Xerxes (Serse) Maayan Licht
Arsamene Anna Dowsley
Amastre Dorothee Bienert
Romilda Stephanie Hershaw
Atalanta Penelope Kendros
Ariodate Irakli Atanelishvili
Elviro Seungweon Lee
Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters
Statisterie des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters
Anna makes her role debut as Nicklausse/Muse from Offenbach’s Les Contes D’Hoffmann at Oldenburgisches Staatstheater.
FURTHER DATES this season:
28.05.25
13.05.25
Further Information:
https://www.staatstheater.de/programm/musiktheater/spielzeit-2425/hoffmanns-erzaehlungen
Musikalische Leitung Vito Cristofaro/ Eric Staiger
Regie Angela Denoke
Ausstattung Susana Mendoza
Choreograph Fabio Toraldo
Chorleitung Thomas Bönisch
Extrachorleitung Felix Schauren
Licht Arne Waldl
Dramaturgie Antje Müller
Hoffmann Jason Kim
Nicklausse / Muse Anna Dowsley / Dorothee Bienert
Olympia Penelope Kendros
Giulietta Adréana Kraschewski
Antonia Raffaela Lintl / Tetiana Miyus
Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, Dapertutto Seungweon Lee
Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio Seumas Begg
Schlemihl Arthur Bruce
Spalanzani / Nathanael Johannes Leander Maas
Lutter Crespel Irakli Atanelishvili
Stimme der Mutter Marija Jokovic
Wilhelm Alwin Kölblinger / Andreas Lütje
Wolfram Sandro Monti / Volker Röhnert
Herrmann Stephen K. Foster / Ryan Stoll
Stella Eleonora Fabrizi
Opern- und Extrachor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters
Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester
MOZART Serenata Notturna
RESPIGHI Il Tramonto
SCHOENBERG Transfigured Night
ANDREW HAVERON director and violin
ANNA DOWSLEY mezzo soprano
Sydney Symphony Chamber Ensemble
“Beginning at sunset, this vivid program of three brilliant chamber pieces captures the sensuous depth and drama of night, directed here by our Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, alongside mezzo soprano Anna Dowsley.
Mozart’s Serenata Notturna is classically elegant and entertaining. And Respighi's rare jewel Il Tramonto is based on a poem full of changing colours, moods and delicate harmonies. Just like the sunsets for which it is named.
Make sure you’re part of this intriguing showcase of extraordinary music and talent at the City Recital Hall.”
More Information HERE
DEBUSSY
La Damoiselle élue
DURUFLÉ
Requiem
DONALD RUNNICLES conductor
CAMILLA TILLING soprano
ANNA DOWSLEY mezzo soprano
DAVID GRECO baritone
SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS
More Information HERE
*Role Debut*
CAST
Dido Anna Dowsley
Aeneas Sebastian Maclaine
PRESENTED BY OPERA QUEENSLAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH CIRCA
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Benjamin Bayl
Director Yaron Lifschitz
Design Libby McDonnell
Ensemble of Opera Queensland and Circa artists
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
“Dido and Aeneas, the timeless tale of love and tragedy, takes on a contemporary twist as Opera Queensland collaborates with Circa, fusing Baroque opera with the daring artistry of acrobatics. Henry Purcell’s 1689 masterpiece, renowned for its poignant narrative, finds new life in this ground-breaking production.”
More Information HERE
Role Debut
Anna jumps in for a premiere production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, singing the role of Sister Helen for the first time.
Landestheater Detmold
Musikalische Leitung Per-Otto Johansson
Inszenierung Georg Heckel
Bühne Sonja Füsti
Kostüme Luzie Nehls-Neuhaus
Dramaturgie Anna Neudert
Maske Kerstin Steinke
Licht Carsten Lenauer
Video Nikolay Schröder
Join mezzo-soprano Anna Dowsley and pianist Michael Curtain for an evening of storytelling over the piano, inspire by the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom, devised by Paul Kildea and Ian Dickson, and written and directed by Constantine Costi.
William Bolcom, who just celebrated his 85th birthday, occupies a unique place in the repertoire. Not quite art song, not quite cabaret, his settings of Arnold Weinstein’s deliciously dry lyrics continue a grand tradition stretching from Schubert to Sondheim of making words dance, fly and sing.
Hear some of their best-loved songs, from Amor to At the last lousy moments of love, woven into a poignant meditation on life, love and living in the moment.
ANNA DOWSLEY mezzo-soprano
MICHAEL CURTAIN piano
CONSTANTINE COSTI writer and director
MATTHEW MARSHALL lighting design
Selections from William BOLCOM Cabaret Songs
Lyrics by Arnold WEINSTEIN
Concept by Ian Dickson and Paul Kildea
Adelaide 7 March 7:30pm
Brisbane 22 February 7pm
Canberra 1 March 7pm
Melbourne 5 March 7pm
Newcastle 20 February 7:30pm
Perth 10 March 7:30pm
Sydney 4 March 7pm
More Information HERE
Orchester und Chor der Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Musikalische Leitung Dmitry Liss
Regie Florentine Klepper
Frühlingsfee Victoria Pitts
Vater Frost Aidan Smith
Schneeflöckchen Clara Kim
Der Waldgeist Liam Bonthrone
Häusler Bakula Carlos Cárdenas
Frau des Häuslers Anna Dowsley
Zar Barendej Aaron Cawley
Bermata Aidan Smith
Lel Iurii Iushkevich
Kupawa Nombulelo Yende
Misgir Danylo Matviienko
More Information HERE
Anna returns to her critically acclaimed role of Dorabella, making her Company Debut with Opera Queensland
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor ZOE ZENIODI
Director PATRICK NOLAN
Sets & Costumes ELIZABETH GADSBY
Lighting BERNIE TAN-HAYES
Assistant Director LAURA HANSFORD
CAST
Fiordiligi SAMANTHA CLARKE
Dorabella ANNA DOWSLEY
Guglielmo JEREMY KLEEMAN
Ferrando BRENTON SPITERI
Despina LEANNE KENNEALLY
Don Alfonso SHAUN BROWN
QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DATES: August 10 I 12 I 15 I 17 I 19 I 22 I 24 I 26
Playhouse, QPAC
More Information and Tickets:
https://www.oq.com.au/whats-on/cosi-fan-tutte/#
A recital for four vocalists, presenting a varied panorama of French Romantic opera, from the undisputed masters, Charles Gounod, Ambroise Thomas and Jules Massenet, to lesser-known but surprising figures who marked the Belle Époque.
CONCERTO BUDAPEST
György Vashegyi conductor
Gabrielle Philiponet soprano
Anaïs Constans soprano
Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano
Jérôme Boutillier baritone
Works by GOUNOD, THOMAS, MASSENET, GRANDVAL and GODARD
Production Concerto Budapest
Scores published by the Palazzetto Bru Zane
NORMA
Music by Vincenzo Bellini
Libretto by Felice Romani (from Norma, ou L’infanticide by Louis-Alexandre Soumet)
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Norma Marina Rebeka / Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (3, 6, 11)
Adalgisa Anna Dowsley / Carmela Remigio (3, 6, 11)
Pollione Stefan Pop / da definire (3, 6, 11)
Oroveso Alessio Cacciamani/ Mariano Buccino (3, 6, 11)
Clotilde Simona Di Capua
Flavio Blagoj Nacoski
Conductor Riccardo Minasi
Director Stefania Bonfadelli
Set Serena Rocco
Costume Stefania Scaraggi
Light Daniele Naldi
Nuovo Allestimento della Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova in coproduzione con la Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Orchestra, Coro e Tecnici dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova
Chorus Master Claudio Marino Moretti
MONTE-CARLO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
CHOIR OF THE MONTE-CARLO OPERA
Kazuki Yamada conductor
Stefano Visconti choral conductor
Déjanire Kate Aldrich
Hercule Julien Dran
Iole Anaïs Constans
Philoctète Jérôme Boutillier
Phénice Anna Dowsley
Concert performance
Co-production Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra / Palazzetto Bru Zane
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A collaboration with BELVOIR ST THEATRE
ARTISTS
SIMONE YOUNG conductor
EAMON FLACK director and adaptor
SAMANTHA CLARKE soprano
ANNA DOWSLEY mezzo-soprano
CANTILLATION chorus
More information:
https://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts/simone-young-midsummer-nights-dream
Anna tours Australia with the internationally acclaimed and beloved Australian Chamber Orchestra. Performing a program of Bach cantata excerpts:
JC BACH Meine Freundin, du bist schön: Ciaconna “Mein Freund is Mein”
JS BACH Cantata “Widerstehe doch der Sünde” BWV54: “Widerstehe doch der Sünde”
JS BACH Cantata “Ich habe genug”, BWV82: “Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen”
JCF BACH Die Amerikanerin: “Mein Herz fleucht ihr entgegen”
“This is an unmissable concert that reveals why many believe JS Bach to be the greatest, and most enduring, composer of all time.”
Melbourne Recital Centre:
Sat 18 Jun 7.30pm
Mon 20 Jun 7.30pm
Arts Centre Melbourne
Sun 19 Jun 2.30pm
Adelaide Town Hall
Tue 21 Jun 7.30pm
Perth Concert Hall
Wed 22 Jun 7.30pm
Sydney City Recital Hall
Sat 25 Jun 7pm
Sun 26 Jun 2pm
Tue 28 Jun 8pm
Wed 29 Jun 7pm
Canberra Llewellyn Hall
Mon 27 Jun 8pm
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti • Director & Violin
Anna Dowsley • Mezzo-soprano
Helena Rathbone • Violin
Timo-Veikko Valve • Cello
Erin Helyard • Harpsichord & Fortepiano
More information and tickets:
https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2022/bach
Role Debut
ORONTEA Antonio Cesti
Pinchgut Opera
Orchestra of the Antipodes
Sydney, Australia
Performances:
May: 26 I 28 I 29 I 31
June: 1
CONDUCTOR
Erin Helyard
DIRECTOR
Constantine Costi
CAST:
ORONTEA Anna Dowsley
ALIDORO Jonathan Abernathy
SILANDRA Sofia Troncoso
CORINDO Max Riebl
CREONTE David Greco
ARISTEA Jacqueline Dark
GIACINTA Roberta Diamond
TIBRINO Louis Hurley
GELONE Andrew O’Connor
More Information:
https://www.pinchgutopera.com.au/orontea
Bach: Mass in B Minor
Elizabeth Scott conductor
Celeste Lazarenko soprano
Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Abernethy tenor
Simon Lobelson baritone
Chamber Singers
VOX
Sydney Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
https://sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/concerts/2022season/bachmassb/
Beethoven’s Ninth
with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Eivind Aadland conductor
Samantha Clarke soprano
Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano
Samuel Sakker tenor
Samuel Dundas bass
TSO Chorus
Carmen
*Role Debut*
Staatstheater Nürnberg
Premiere 02. OKTOBER 2021
Musikalische Leitung: Guido Johannes Rumstadt
Regie: Vera Nemirova
Mitarbeit Regie: Sonja Nemirova
Carmen: Anna Dowsley
Don José: Tadeusz Szlenkier
Escamillo: Sangmin Lee
Micaela: Julia Grüter
Frasquita: Andromahi Raptis
Mercedes: Corinna Scheurle
Remendado: Martin Platz
Dancairo: Hans Kittelmann
Zuniga: Taras Konoshchenko
Morales: Marlo Honselmann
Lillas Pastia: Anton Koelbl
Other Performances:
Oct: 2 I 12 I 14
Nov: 6 I 21
Dec: 11 I 22 I 29
https://www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de/spielplan-21-22/carmen/02-10-2021/1930
Zerlina
Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari Italy
Conductor Sascha Goetzel
Director Giorgio Ferrara
Don Giovanni: Giorgio Caoduro/Francesco Vultaggio
Il Commendatore: In Sung Sim
Donna Anna: Jessica Pratt/Martina Gresia
Don Ottavio: Giovanni Sala/Diego Godoy
Donna Elvira: Ginger Costa Jackson/ Paola Gardina
Leporello: Pietro Spagnoli/Daniel Giulianini
Zerlina: Anna Dowsley
Masetto: Davide Giangregorio/Alessandro Abis
More Information:
https://www.fondazionepetruzzelli.it/eventi/don-giovanni/
Lucretia
The Rape of Lucretia
Benjamin Britten
Innsbruck Landestheater
June: 19 I 20 I 27 I 30
July: 02 I 04
More Information:
https://www.landestheater.at/produktion/the-rape-of-lucretia/
Anna’s Debut with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Mass in C
Johannes Fritzsch conductor
Desiree Frahn soprano
Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Jones tenor
Jeremy Kleeman bass-baritone
TSO Chorus
More information here
Charpentier Te Deum
Charpentier Magnificat
Purcell Come, Ye Sons of Art
Purcell Welcome Glorious Morn
Melbourne Recital Centre: Fri 11 Sept 7pm
City Recital Hall Sydney: Sat 12 Sept 5pm | Sun 13 Sept 5pm
Myriam Arbouz soprano I Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano I Nicholas Scott tenor
David Greco baritone I Andrew O'Connor bass
Orchestra of the Antipodes I Erin Helyard Conductor
Tickets and further information:
https://www.pinchgutopera.com.au/purcell-and-charpentier-concert
Anna revives one of her favourite roles, while making her debut with State Opera of South Australia
May: 7 I 9 I 12 I 14 I 16
Count Almaviva John Longmuir
Bartolo Douglas McNicol
Rosina Anna Dowsley
Figaro Morgan Pearse
Basilio Pelham Andrews
Berta Teresa La Rocca
Fiorello/Officer Jeremy Tatchell
Ambrogio Nicholas Cannon
State Opera Chorus I Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Graham Abbott I Director Lindy Hume
Rehearsed Jason Barry-Smith I Designer Tracy Grant Lord I Lighting Matthew Marshall
More Information and tickets here
Anna performs her first Johann Sebastian BACH St John Passion, at Sydney Town Hall, with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
ARTISTS
Brett Weymark conductor
Richard Butler Evangelist
Andrew O’Connor Christus
Celeste Lazarenko soprano
Anna Dowsley mezzo
Timothy Reynolds tenor
David Greco bass
Symphony Chorus
Chamber Singers
Sydney Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
More information and tickets HERE
SIEBEL I Faust I Gounod
Opera Australia
Performance Dates:
Feb: 10 I 14 I 20 I 22 I 26 I 29
Mar: 6 I 11
Watch the trailer HERE
For tickets and cast information:
https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/faust-sydney
