The assistance of large national funding bodies made Australian opera companies possible. The Elizabethan Trust Opera Company became permanent in 1966, and, as Opera Australia, had its first performance in the Sydney Opera House in 1973.
Large national funding organizations were crucial for establishing Australian opera companies. The Elizabethan Trust Opera Company was made permanent in 1966, and later became known as Opera Australia, which debuted at the Sydney Opera House in 1973.