Newsworthy: January/February 2026
A round-up of our recent news reports.
A round-up of our recent news reports.
MSO brings a welcome touch of Scandinavian savvy to Melbourne’s festive season.
The fresh sounds, harmonies and improvisations Erin Helyard infuses into this production turn the old into something new and extraordinary.
Tymms, who made her Opera Australia debut earlier this year in Cendrillon, “absolutely thrilled and deeply grateful” to receive the prize.
WAO promises "opera that speaks to the heart" in a 2026 season of three mainstage classics and a secret 'pop-up' experience.
Thoughtfully transmitted, thoroughly immersive and fittingly beguiling – all at once.
A debut orchestral concert, a new staging of Pinchgut's first-ever production and an Australian premiere.
A masterful performance of Verdi’s choral masterpiece sets the bar high early and keeps it there for the duration.
Nicole Car dazzles in Sarah Giles’s five-star staging of Dvořák’s masterpiece – the best in decades.
A fine operatic metaphor for the transience and troubles of modern life, but Flight's rhyming libretto reduces uplift.
Joy and wonder among the fun and laughter in Opera Australia's fairytale 2025 season opener.
Opera Australia begins the year with an English-language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon. We talk to its creatives this sumptuous, family-friendly staging.
After navigating turbulence in recent weeks, Opera Australia charts a course to "engage and delight" in 2025.