Opera
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…
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.
Australia’s first-ever festival of Gilbert and Sullivan’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.
Opera review: Ferruccio Furlanetto In Concert, Melbourne Recital Centre
A world-class performance that is a bitter reminder of Opera Australia’s slim pickings in Melbourne this year.
The vision needed to curate a successful music festival
Roland Peelman, Artistic Director of the Canberra International Music Festival, gears up to present a powerful 2023 festival with a…
Radical optimism on the island
The final festival from Lindy Hume saw artists making a range of important statements about their life experiences.
Opera review: Melbourne, Cheremushki, Arts Centre Melbourne
An aggressively Melbourne (tote bag included) version of the Russian original opera.
Wagner's monumental Ring Cycle comes to regional Victoria
In an historic first, Melbourne Opera is opening its production of the Ring Cycle at the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo.
Victorian Opera and Opera Australia have announced their first ever collaboration
In a year that is light on OA’s Melbourne offerings, a new collaboration between it and VO offers food for…
Shepparton Festival’s new direction raises the culture stakes
As one of Australia’s major regional arts festivals, Shepparton Festival is building on its multicultural heritage and demographical changes to…