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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra announces 2026 season

Bryn Terfel, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and María Dueñas, a Brahms festival, a celebration of Baroque music and more. MSO reveals its hand.

August 13, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Danielle de Niese (Australian Contemporary Opera Company)

The Melbourne-born international opera star presents a very personal program of surprising stylistic diversity.

August 10, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Carmen (Opera Australia)

Danielle de Niese is incandescent in her role debut in a new OA Carmen that's great on character, great on relationships.

July 11, 2025
Classical Music, Dance, Opera
features

Staying Power

On the 150th anniversary of Carmen, we talk to director Anne-Louise Sarks about her new production for Opera Australia.

June 23, 2025
News, Opera
news

ACOCO Festival cancelled

Melbourne's Australian Contemporary Opera Company pulls the plug on its February festival. Slow advance sales to blame.

January 29, 2025
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news

Australian Contemporary Opera Company in 2025

Three Australian premieres in ACOCO's 2025 festival of contemporary opera; soprano Danielle de Neise to star in gala finale.

October 8, 2024
Opera
news

Opera Australia launches Season 2025

After navigating turbulence in recent weeks, Opera Australia charts a course to "engage and delight" in 2025.

September 17, 2024
Classical Music, Opera
features

Natalie Christie Peluso is one Merry Widow

Ahead of her turn as Lehár’s plucky heroine, the soprano tells us why the best operetta is like making a meringue.

June 7, 2018
Classical Music, Opera
news

The Merry Widow smashes OA box office records

Stunning sets and star power have made Murphy’s production the most popular production of the work in the company’s history.

January 25, 2018
Opera
features

Alexander Lewis: Opera Australia’s triple threat

Romancing Danielle de Niese or tapping out Kosky’s Shostakovich, meet the tenor who ‘nose’ no bounds.

December 19, 2017
Classical Music, Opera
Live Review

Review: The Merry Widow (Opera Australia)

Homecoming queen Danielle de Niese sings and dances her way through this lavish new production.

November 17, 2017
Classical Music, Opera
features

Danielle de Niese: a high-octane soprano comes home

The Aussie star won Young Talent Time at age eight. We caught up with the soprano ahead of her debut in The Merry Widow. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

November 5, 2017
Classical Music
news

Kaufmann fields applause and knickers in BBC Proms first

Superstar tenor’s Lehár brings down the house as well as the underwear at the famous Last Night. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

September 14, 2015

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