Imagine Farinelli meets Freddie Mercury. Enter Maayan Licht, the dazzling sopranista hailed as one of Europe’s most electrifying new stars, making his long-awaited Australian debut. With a stage persona as flamboyant as it is fearless, he unleashes devilish trills and high-voltage charisma on the virtuosic arias of Vivaldi, Handel, and Porpora.
At his side, the brilliant early-music master Neal Peres da Costa leads a hand-picked baroque ensemble, driving the drama with glittering brilliance. Expect a night where baroque fire meets rock-star glamour.
But it isn’t just about the high notes. Licht brings a quicksilver sense of character to every phrase, switching between tenderness, swagger and bite with effortless confidence. What could be pure display becomes something far more engaging — music with personality.
A voice like this is rare. Hearing it this close is rarer still.
Programme
Castlemaine Town Hall, 25 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine, 3450, View Map
25 Lyttleton St , Castlemaine 3450
$40 - $115