Opera

New executive will 'wrench' opera company 'into the 21st century'
An Executive Director and Artistic Director have been announced as the new executive team at the State Opera of South…

More jobs for local opera singers? Govt supports National Opera Review
Opera companies that don’t employ an ‘appropriate balance’ of Australian singers could be fined up to $200,000.

From opera to fringe: challenging art form stereotypes
Opera is expensive and elitist, while 'fringe' is code for 'second rate'. Why to do such stereotypes endure?

State Opera AD resigns abruptly
Personal reasons have been cited for the Artistic Director’s unexpected departure.

OperaQ’s new artistic director will woo new artists and audiences
'If you're not developing the form in new and different ways, then I think you’re failing as an arts organisation,'…

Opera furore rages on as creatives decry Carmen changes
Opera Australia’s claim to have remounted the Handa Opera production ‘as true to [its] original format as possible’ has been…

Creatives slam Opera Australia
The lead creatives of Opera Australia’s Handa Opera production of Carmen on Sydney Harbour are angry that they have been…

Saul
The acclaimed, much-awaited, sold-out production of Handel’s Saul was the opening night highlight of the 2017 Adelaide Festival.

Tosca: Opera Australia
Tosca was a box office success from the start, first performed in 1900 in Rome. This production promises that success…

Opera needs to evolve
The recent National Opera Review concentrated on the big fish - but innovation is often found with independent artists.