One of Australia's most accomplished and best-loved singers, Jacqui Dark has passed away in a Sydney hospital, aged 55.
October 4, 2023
Delivering a beloved choral classic alongside satisfying new Australian works proved a great example of modern programming.
September 11, 2023
Sondheim's throat-slashing musical gets a razor-sharp production, with a fine double act from Ben Mingay and Antoinette Halloran at its dark heart.
July 28, 2023
The Marvellous Elephant Man will play for four weeks in the Sydney Spiegeltent, the pop-up centrepiece of a new Fringe precinct.
June 14, 2023
The first part of Opera Australia’s 2024 season has launched and Guest Artistic Director Lindy Hume's program is no business-as-usual proposition.
June 6, 2023
The stars come out for a night of popular music that sends its audience out on a high.
May 7, 2023
Sincere and irreverent, this new musical transforms an enduring symbol of suffering into one of hope – and never lets the facts get in the way.
April 20, 2023
Celebrating his 20th year as Artistic & Music Director, Brett Weymark has put together a program that focuses on voice, energy and joy, and features popular favourites along with new commissions by First Nations and Australian composers.
November 28, 2022
Benjamin Britten's operatic adaption of Henry James' famous novella is presented with strong performances and magnificent, menacing stage design.
May 2, 2022
In an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, Cat-Thao Nguyen said she left OA's Turandot after Act 1 feeling "utterly sick" at the racism. We look at the complex issue.
March 4, 2022
It's third time lucky for the long overdue Australian premiere of the classic rock opera.
February 23, 2022
When Rameau wrote Platée he was taking a bold step outside of traditional French opera by treating comedy as seriously as tragedy. Erin Helyard explains.
November 18, 2021