• Editor's Choice Carmen

    Opera Australia: Carmen

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Anne-Louise Sarks is at the helm for a new production of Carmen that brings Bizet’s classic bang up to date. An intriguing lineup of talent is headed by Danielle de Niese as Carmen, alternating with Sian Sharp. Mexican-Spanish tenor Abraham Bretón shares the role of Don José with Diego Torre,…
    Editor's Choice Bernstein & Busoni

    Endangered Productions: Bernstein & Busoni

    Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Two one-act operas, one hardly ever seen, should definitely be worth catching. With its high-octane jazz and scat-infused score, Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti is an acerbic exposé of the American Dream set in 1950s suburbia. Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker play Sam and Dinah, a couple on the verge,…
    Editor's Choice Bernstein & Busoni

    Endangered Productions: Bernstein & Busoni

    Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Two one-act operas, one hardly ever seen, should definitely be worth catching. With its high-octane jazz and scat-infused score, Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti is an acerbic exposé of the American Dream set in 1950s suburbia. Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker play Sam and Dinah, a couple on the verge,…
    Editor's Choice Bernstein & Busoni

    Endangered Productions: Bernstein & Busoni

    Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Two one-act operas, one hardly ever seen, should definitely be worth catching. With its high-octane jazz and scat-infused score, Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti is an acerbic exposé of the American Dream set in 1950s suburbia. Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker play Sam and Dinah, a couple on the verge,…
  • Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…
    Opera in the Pub

    Opera Bites: Opera Celebration

    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 Bites has partnered with The Harold in Glebe to bring you the world’s favourite opera highlights in the relaxed environs of a great local pub.…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…
    Editor's Choice Bernstein & Busoni

    Endangered Productions: Bernstein & Busoni

    Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Two one-act operas, one hardly ever seen, should definitely be worth catching. With its high-octane jazz and scat-infused score, Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti is an acerbic exposé of the American Dream set in 1950s suburbia. Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker play Sam and Dinah, a couple on the verge,…
    Editor's Choice Orpheus & Eurydice

    Opera Australia: Orpheus & Eurydice

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Yaron Lifschitz’s dazzling staging of Gluck’s opera features circus artists performing alongside singers. It’s the familiar story – boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl looks back . . . but aided here by video design and acrobatics. “The breathtaking physical work creates a vivid language to describe Orpheus’s living…
  • Editor's Choice

    Peninsula Summer Music Festival: Opening Opera Gala

    Flinders Civic Hall 56 Cook St,, Flinders, VIC, Australia
    Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula once again comes to life with classical music, world premieres and cross-genre collaborations. In 2026, co-Artistic Directors Melissa Doecke and Ben Opie present 18 events over nine days, including the world premiere of Aaron Wyatt’s Every Plant Has Its Own Dreaming at Peninsula Hot Springs, inspired by…
    Editor's Choice Madama Butterfly

    Opera Australia: Madama Butterfly

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Moffatt Oxenbould’s much-loved staging of Puccini’s classic was officially retired by Opera Australia in 2017. Now, it’s making a comeback, revived here by Matthew Barclay. “It’s cleverly conceived by Oxenbould and his design team as an exotic, seductive world as seen through Pinkerton’s eyes,” wrote Jo Litson for Limelight. OA’s…