• Editor's Choice Brisbane Bel Canto: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

    Opera Queensland: Brisbane Bel Canto: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    This year’s celebration of ‘beautiful singing’ replicates last year’s program with two performances at QPAC of La Cenerentola, Rossini’s fizzy take on the classic Cinderella story. Richard Mills conducts Laura Hansford’s staging, which stars Margarita Gritskova as Angelina (Cinderella), Mert Süngü as Don Ramiro (Prince Charming) and Jeremy Kleeman as Dandini. Other…
    Editor's Choice Don Giovanni

    Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni

    Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Suzanne Chaundy directs a new production of Don Giovanni, Mozart and Da Ponte’s tale of lust laid low by supernatural forces. Christopher Tonkin headlines as the diabolical rake, with Henry Shaw as his wily servant Leporello and Eleanor Greenwood as Donna Elvira, the woman who can’t quite give him up. Lee…
  • Editor's Choice Brisbane Bel Canto: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

    Opera Queensland: Brisbane Bel Canto: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    This year’s celebration of ‘beautiful singing’ replicates last year’s program with two performances at QPAC of La Cenerentola, Rossini’s fizzy take on the classic Cinderella story. Richard Mills conducts Laura Hansford’s staging, which stars Margarita Gritskova as Angelina (Cinderella), Mert Süngü as Don Ramiro (Prince Charming) and Jeremy Kleeman as Dandini. Other…
    Editor's Choice Don Giovanni

    Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni

    Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Suzanne Chaundy directs a new production of Don Giovanni, Mozart and Da Ponte’s tale of lust laid low by supernatural forces. Christopher Tonkin headlines as the diabolical rake, with Henry Shaw as his wily servant Leporello and Eleanor Greenwood as Donna Elvira, the woman who can’t quite give him up. Lee…

    Opera Bites: Opera in the Pub – Opera Jukebox II

    The Harold 70A Ross Street, Forest Lodge, NSW, Australia
    Opera . . . in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub. Opera Jukebox II - The show where YOU choose the live operatic hits! Opera Jukebox is back with a whole new selection of opera’s favourite melodies.…
    The Savages

    Voxalis Opera: The Savages

    Saint Andrew's Uniting Church 299 Ann St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    A world shaped by division and violence, by mysticism and constant change. A world that feels both overwhelming and strangely familiar. What if opera and song could hold up a mirror to it? Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations does exactly that. At its heart, the song cycle is a portrait of…
    Editor's Choice CINDERELLA (La Cenerentola)

    State Opera South Australia: CINDERELLA (La Cenerentola)

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    In a theatrical coup, Neil Armfield heads to Adelaide to direct Rossini’s comedy in which a resourceful young woman outwits her mean-spirited family to win the heart of a prince, without the aid of magic. The production, which promises a retro 1970s twist, stars Anna Dowsley as Angelina (Cinderella) and…
    The Savages

    Voxalis Opera: The Savages

    Saint Andrew's Uniting Church 299 Ann St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    A world shaped by division and violence, by mysticism and constant change. A world that feels both overwhelming and strangely familiar. What if opera and song could hold up a mirror to it? Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations does exactly that. At its heart, the song cycle is a portrait of…
    The Flying Dutchman

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: The Flying Dutchman

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Wagner’s thrilling The Flying Dutchman sets sail in this powerful concert performance. Asher Fisch is one of the world’s finest Wagner conductors, and he leads an all-star cast including celebrated British baritone Christopher Maltman as the Dutchman, bass Daniel Sumegi as Daland, and acclaimed soprano Anna-Louise Cole as the devoted Senta. They…
    Editor's Choice La Traviata

    Opera Australia: La Traviata

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Verdi’s iconic tale makes landfall in Melbourne. Sarah Giles, one of Australia’s most thoughtful theatremakers, deploys a lightly updated setting to explore the opera’s emotional heart. Stacey Alleaume and Maria Laura Iacobellis share the role of the consumptive heroine Violetta, with Filipe Manu and Oreste Cosimo as her lover Alfredo,…
    Editor's Choice CINDERELLA (La Cenerentola)

    State Opera South Australia: CINDERELLA (La Cenerentola)

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    In a theatrical coup, Neil Armfield heads to Adelaide to direct Rossini’s comedy in which a resourceful young woman outwits her mean-spirited family to win the heart of a prince, without the aid of magic. The production, which promises a retro 1970s twist, stars Anna Dowsley as Angelina (Cinderella) and…
    Editor's Choice Ovation

    Entertainment Consulting: Ovation

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Four of Australia’s finest voices unite for a concert celebrating musical theatre and opera. Marina Prior and Michael Cormick, whose 2024 tour earned a rave review in Limelight for their star quality and “masterclass in capturing the moment”, join forces with musical theatre powerhouse Silvie Paladino and acclaimed tenor David Hobson.…