The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra is a full-time salaried orchestra managed by Opera Australia. It is one of three salaried orchestras in Sydney, along with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Until 1991, The AOBO were known as The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and The Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra respectively, established by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in the mid-1960s.
AOBO's core strength is 69 players- but is currently down to 59. Each p...
