Verdi's masterpiece an ideal retirement gift to one of Tasmania's most influential music personalities.

It's a sweep for Victorian Opera's Candide, Belvoir's Counting and Cracking and Melbourne Theatre Company's My Brilliant Career.

A much-anticipated production of Jonathan Mills' opera falls short of its abundant promise.

Perth Festival's in-concert staging is a reminder of the pleasures of immersion in the orchestral world of an opera.

In a world still grappling with science and scepticism, Richard Mills has written a opera about the man who got the ball rolling – Galileo.

Singing arias by Mozart, Cilea, Puccini and Massenet, Melbourne soprano Rebecca Gulinello wins the prestigious award and a $30,000 prize.

These two tiny operas by Charpentier, created to be performed in Louis XIV's private appartments, offer another kind of chill today.

Mary Finsterer's heart-stoppingly beautiful new opera is endlessly absorbing, sonically and visually.

The world premiere of this new Australian opera – a work that prompts dread as well as wonder about humanity's relationship with the natural world – was an enormous triumph, artistically and logistically.

Deborah Cheetham's new family opera, produced by Victorian Opera, is a delightful, insightful work that you can now view digitally on demand. Let's hope it is able to play live soon.

The West Australian Opera production of Rossini's exuberant opera is full of comedic energy from start to finish.

Ravishing music, virtuosic performances and an intelligent, contemporary production make for an unforgettable night.