Opera
Opera review: Sweeney Todd, Arts Centre Melbourne
A wickedly delicious production from Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera.
What happens in Vegas comes to Sydney Festival: Siegfried & Roy opera set for world premiere
A new chamber opera about Las Vegas magicians Siegfried and Roy has been announced as the centrepiece production of the…
Opera review: Così fan tutte, Her Majesty’s Theatre
State Opera South Australia’s 'Così fan tutte' features a musical ‘six of the best’.
Opera Australia Artistic Director quits over ‘differences of opinion’
Jo Davies has abruptly left Australia’s national opera company less than a year after commencing her role.
Opera review: La Rondine, Palais Theatre
A production that celebrated the operatic skill and emotive gusto of leads Kiandra Howarth and Won Whi Choi.
Opera review: Così fan tutte, Sydney Opera HouseÂ
If you can forgive the problematic sexual politics, 'Così fan tutte' is enormous fun.
Opera review: Two Remain, fortyfivedownstairs
This premiere Australian production features the true stories of two Holocaust survivors.
Powerful, poignant and a punch to the guts: Breaking the Waves, the opera
Lyric soprano Jennifer Black discusses the joys and challenges of performing in ‘Breaking the Waves’, an opera based on Lars…
Opera review: Hamlet, Opera Australia
Revenge thriller, psychological drama – this reworking of Hamlet is an emotionally charged and brilliant piece of work.
Opera review: Candide, Her Majesty's Theatre
A joyous musical confection and a colourful celebration of self-discovery.