Lyndon Terracini's final season includes The Tales of Hoffmann with Jessica Pratt, Adriana Lecouvreur with Ermonela Jaho, and concert versions of La Gioconda with Jonas Kaufmann in Sydney and Philip Glass's Satyagraha in Melbourne.
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OA CEO Fiona Allan discusses the 2021 Annual Report, the challenges ahead, the new warehouse and regional opera "outpost" the company is building, and "the different beast" that OA will become from 2024.
As Opera Australia searches for a new Artistic Director, Peter Tregear argues that it’s time for the company to find a fresh artistic vision predicated on the belief that opera has something important to offer the public.
Greg Eldridge argues that with OA and VO looking for new artistic directors, there is much to discuss about the future role of opera companies in Australia.
Cast considers industrial action after allegations against Lyndon Terracini.
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The company has already begun an international search for its next Artistic Director; Terracini will continue to work on Opera on Sydney Harbour post-2023 in an Emeritus role.
The third time’s the charm (hopefully) for OA’s new fully digital production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
Opera Australia will celebrate New Year's Eve in two venues this year – the Sydney Opera House and Cockatoo Island.
Highlights include the Australian premiere of La Juive, a new digital production of Il Trovatore, Olivier Py's staging of Lohengrin, as well as Maria Stuarda and Mefistofele in concert.
Opera Australia has announced that the 2022 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will be The Phantom of the Opera, while a new event called Opera on Cockatoo Island will begin with Carmen.
With a hard border closure now in place in Queensland, Opera Australia has been forced to postpone its new Brisbane Ring Cycle for the second year running due to COVID.
