Melbourne Opera to complete Wagner cycle in 2027 season
The company marks 25 years of independent operation with four major productions, including Parsifal, Rigoletto and Tosca.
October 27, 2026
Review: Hair (Australian Shakespeare Company, Glenn Elston & Greg Hocking)
Peace, love and missed opportunities. This revival of musical theatre’s counterculture classic fails to counter anything.
November 5, 2025
Melbourne Opera reignites Bendigo’s gold fever with Australia’s first regional Ring Cycle
It’s hard enough for an opera company to survive without government funding, but staging Wagner’s Ring Cycle is something else. We trace the history of Melbourne Opera, which is presenting Australia’s first regional Ring Cycle in Bendigo.
August 22, 2022
Melbourne Opera to take Wagner’s Ring to Bendigo
Melbourne Opera will tour its new Ring Cycle to Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre in 2023 in a national first.
February 15, 2022
Review: Macbeth (Melbourne Opera)
The little company that could makes an impressive contribution to Melbourne’s merry month of Verdi.
May 19, 2021
Melbourne Opera enters virtual reality
When Melbourne Opera performs Macbeth next month audiences can see it live at the theatre, via a regular livestream or in 8K 3D via VR headsets.
April 23, 2021
Review: Otello (Melbourne Opera)
Rossini’s now rarely seen take on Shakespeare’s tragedy is hampered by the plot’s hollowed out drama.
October 18, 2018
Review: Roberto Devereux (Melbourne Opera)
Opening night belonged to Australian soprano Helena Dix in the role of Queen Elizabeth I.
November 13, 2017
Melbourne Opera’s 2017 season is a study in contrasts
British satire, German Romanticism, and high Italian drama make up this year’s offering from the company. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 2, 2017