Kate Miller-Heidke Joins New ABC TV Comedy Opera

Kate Miller-Heidke

Brisbane singer Kate Miller-Heidke has been announced to join a massive ensemble for ABC's new innovative TV show, The Divorce.

The new program which has commenced production in Melbourne, is a contemporary comedic opera specifically made for television and is about a couple who throw an elaborate party to celebrate their divorce. 

Miller-Heidke will star on the upcoming show alongside a slew of high-profile stage and screen actors including Packed To The Rafters alumni Hugh Sheridan, Gold-Logie winning star Lisa McCune, Marina Prior, John O'May, Matthew McFarlane, Melissa Madden-Gray and Peter Cousens.

The new project is a collaboration between ABC TV Arts, Opera Australia and Princess Pictures; Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini says she is very excited to bring the live spectacle to Aussie television screens. 

"On behalf of Opera Australia and our Opera Conference partners, we are thrilled after several years of development to see The Divorce push the boundaries of the opera art form via the screen," Terracini said. 

"We have assembled a magnificent cast supported by the musical and vocal expertise of the Australian Opera Ballet Orchestra and Opera Australia Chorus".

The four-part series will begin filming on Wednesday 8 July with a release date scheduled for later this year. 

Meanwhile, Miller-Heidke was also this week announced to join the massive lineup for this year's Queenscliff Music Festival — check out the full lineup here.