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So you want my arts job: Head of Music, Opera Australia

If you love the canon but enjoy learning, working as the Head of Music for a major company may be…

Salamander, Brisbane Festival. Image: Damien Bredburg
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Commitment to community at the Brisbane Festival

Celebrating home-grown talent, the Festival also includes significant international collaborations.

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Opera review: Aida, Sydney Opera House

A dazzling reimagining of Verdiā€™s classic tragedy.

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Robert Lepage opera announced for Adelaide Festival 2024

Stravinskyā€™s ā€˜The Nightingale and Other Fablesā€™ has been programmed by Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie CBE next year, with more tentpole…

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Opera review: Rigoletto, Sydney Opera House

Go see it for the music, not the reprehensible, misogynistic storyline.

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Opera Australiaā€™s Ring Cycle is finally heading to Brisbane

Several years in the making and delayed because of COVID, Wagnerā€™s monumental work comes to Queensland for the first time.

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Opera review: Satyagraha in Concert, Opera Australia

An excellent show of musicality from cast and orchestra, but a divisive musical style and modern political dilemmas may put…

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Opera review: The Pirates of Penzance, G&S Fest

Featuring clever staging, colourful costumes, cheeky comedy and beautiful work from the ASO and SOSA, this production is a delight.

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Australiaā€™s first-ever festival of Gilbert and Sullivanā€™s works opens in Adelaide

A 10-day festival celebrating the comic genius of Gilbert and Sullivan is attracting new audiences and die-hard supporters.

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Opera review: Ferruccio Furlanetto In Concert, Melbourne Recital Centre

A world-class performance that is a bitter reminder of Opera Australiaā€™s slim pickings in Melbourne this year.

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