Opera
Opera fury over weight slur
British critics are under fire after making unkind comments about a female performer's weight.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Madama Butterfly
Handa’s Madama Butterfly opens with the bravado of a rising sun and cocktail flair in a spirited update of Puccini’s…
Jazz and opera meet in the middle
He is an operatic baritone. She is a soul diva. Together they will make the lions roar in an example…
Nazi themed opera causes outrage
Nazi themed German opera has been cancelled after audience members seek medical treatment.
Arts Centre Melbourne to acquire national opera archive
Opera Australia has agreed to donate a portion of its archives to Arts Centre Melbourne for foyer audiences to enjoy.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Carmen
Performances are excellent, but the spectacle overwhelms the drama in this extravagant staging of Bizet's famous opera.
Opera Australia renews Artistic Director's contract
The board of Opera Australia this week announced that Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini has been renewed for a further five…
Opera rises from the ashes
A night at the opera can be transformative for a regional community recovering from tragedy. As bushfires rage again, here…
This is the future of Australian opera
As the debate about the future of opera in Australia heats up, financially independent opera companies are gaining loyal audiences…
Deborah Cheetham & our first Indigenous opera
Internationally acclaimed soprano, Deborah Cheetham has transformed the story of the Yorta Yorta people’s 1939 walk-out from Cummeragunja Mission into…