Review: Metamorphosis (Opera Australia)
Brian Howard’s opera is given an impressive revival in a suitably grungy new performance space.
Brian Howard’s opera is given an impressive revival in a suitably grungy new performance space.
Critics have applauded the soprano's touching assumption of Puccini's seamstress.
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A change of lead halfway through doesn't quite sink Brisbane Festival's compelling Peter Grimes.
The tenor was unable to sing after interval, walking the role as his cover sang from the wings.
In preparing to stage an operatic version of Kafka’s Metamorphosis for Opera Australia, the director has been pondering what this story of a man who turns into a bug really means.
The sum will help further her research and composition work over a five-year period.
This one-woman show by Paul Grabowsky and Steve Vizard reveals soprano Emma Matthews still at her peak and exploring new possibilities.
Jessica Pratt and Caitlin Hulcup lead Victorian Opera’s fourth and final Bellini opera in concert with vocal and dramatic flair.
With catcalls and pregnancy jokes, Madama Butterfly nearly fluttered by altogether.
A fine golfer and feisty sports journalist, Dame Joan Hammond jettisoned both careers to focus on opera, where that same determination took the much-loved Australian soprano to the very top.
With a cash prize of $30,000, Drummond receives an enviable leg up at this year's IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition.