# Dane Lam – Artistic Director of State Opera South Australia

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 17 June 2025  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/dane-lam-artistic-director-of-state-opera-south-australia/

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**Markus Hamence** is **Chatting in The Jungle Room** with **Dane Lam** – Artistic Director of **State Opera South Australia**.

![Man in olive blazer and black shirt holds conductor's baton with both arms raised against grey background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/25796/7_2_ej7a1479.jpg)

State Opera South Australia has unveiled the rest of its 2025 season with two new productions; a dazzling reimagining of **Mozart**’s **The Magic Flute** and a landmark new staging of **Gounod**’s **Roméo et Juliette** set for **Her Majesty’s Theatre** later this year.

With powerful international collaborations, these major new productions underscore Lam’s bold vision to create Opera Without Borders and signal the company’s evolution as a globally connected and artistically fearless institution – one that brings the world to Adelaide, and South Australia to the world.

Check out the interview and Dane and Markus break it all down…

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/embed/unP9Rflaxqc)

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**The Magic Flute** – Her Majesty’s Theatre 28 Aug – 06 Sep 2025

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**Roméo et Juliette** – Her Majesty’s Theatre 23 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

![Peach-coloured background with orange text reading "Stories worth telling" in the lower right corner.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/25798/480098724_1186156443520058_5524737291280697327_n.jpg)

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[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/embed/GbQO9h0WkPo)

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/embed/1GcP8H63Kso)