Opera
Opera Review offers opportunity to hit high notes
The National Opera Review has the potential to highlight cultural and economic opportunities for Australia from a global art form.
Brandis releases terms of reference for national opera review
‘It’s not overly melodramatic to say we’re fighting for the survival of opera in Australia,' says OperaQ's Lindy Hume.
Arts Minister orders opera review
Senator George Brandis has appointed a three-member panel to determine if $32 million in federal funding is being well spent.
Glass half-full for State Opera SA
Adelaide opera-goers are booking for the full Philip Glass Trilogy, rather than for individual operas as expected.
Homophobia, Opera Australia and the Twitter-storm
What can the arts sector learn from the Tamar Iveri scandal?
Homophobia scandal forces Opera Australia to dump diva
Following 48 hours of intense drama, the contentious opera singer Tamar Iveri has been released from her Opera Australia contract.
Opera Queensland recruits 384 new singers
The company’s newest members range from active servicemen and a singing sparky, to an 86 year old great-grandmother.
Australia’s first Indigenous opera set for Adelaide debut
The score for soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham’s labour of love will be performed by the Adelaide Art Orchestra.
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…