February 21st to 24th 2007 saw an enormously successful Opera in the Ruins Festival on Norfolk Island. Guest artist with Operatif this year was fabulous Tongan- Samoan Tenor, Benjamin Makisi who thrilled audiences with his Nessun Dorma along with numerous other Verdi and Puccini arias and duets.

2008 was bigger still with Operatif enjoying the services of Melbourne-based Tenor Adrian McEniery, whose Di Quella Pira from Il Trovatore brought the crowd to its feet. The Qld Pops Orchestra Strings were a popular addition to the concert line-up, with their Cinema Classics Dinner sold out, providing a wonderful environment for Chris Patrick to share his enormous knowledge of classical music used in film as well
as film scores.

Many events were booked out, with audience numbers to some events seeing a 200% increase on 2006. Further reviews and photos will be posted soon.
Watch a sampler of Ben's performance of Shenendoah. ( 9 MB)

To register your interest in 'Opera in the Ruins' 2009, contact your local Travel agent, Samantha at The Travel Centre, Norfolk Island
( samantha@travelcentre.nf ) or Email Operatif operatif@operatif.com.au

Seats are always limited on flights to Norfolk and many people missed out on getting a flight in 2008.
Don't delay