Opera
Opera Review: Aida, Opera Australia
New technology revitalises a classic Verdi tragedy.
Dissonance and unrest at NZ Opera
Andrew Wood reports on dysfunction within New Zealand Opera, a symptom of the global malaise affecting opera itself.
Stage students find artistic inspiration in Dada and The Decameron
Devising new work using a Dada-esque ideation technique is just one of the creative ways students at Federation University Arts…
Opera Review: Ernani, Opera Australia
Spectacular voices and a clever production overcome this early Verdi opera’s preposterous plot.
Opera Review: La Traviata, Handa Opera on the Harbour
‘Bling’ in spades; an exhausting and non-stop binge of hyperactive excess, but loads of fun nonetheless.
Opera Review: Lorelei, Opera Queensland
Opera Queensland's Lorelei is an intoxicating mix of musical, opera, cabaret and burlesque.
Opera Review: Bluebeard’s Castle, Opera Australia
This is a power-packed psychological opera squeezed into just 60-minutes, and manages to strike a contemporary #MeToo chord and questions…
First independent Australian Ring Cycle in 108 years will begin in 2021
Melbourne Opera’s staging of The Ring Cycle, starting with Das Rhinegold next year, will be the first independent staging of…
Music Review: Charpentier's Messe de minuit, Pinchgut Opera
The Christmas story becomes a salve, a symbol of warm hope after a year of trauma.
As COVID wreaks havoc, do we still need a national opera company?
Last year Opera Australia was boasting an operating surplus. Last month it was restructuring to cut 25% staff. And with…