Breaking into Opera
US-based Australian soprano and director Miriam Gordon-Stewart tells Jo Litson about her new documentary YAPs, which follows five aspiring young opera singers.
June 23, 2025
Fat Pig: Opera adaptation brings new dimension to a biting black comedy
Focused on fat shaming and size prejudice, Neil LaBute's black comedy Fat Pig is story that belongs on an opera stage, says librettist Miriam Gordon-Stewart.
May 11, 2025
2024 Australian Women in Music Award finalists announced
Jessica O'Donoghue, Andrée Greenwell and Katie Noonan are among this year's nominees, recognised for excellence in the music industry.
July 24, 2024
Top Job: female leadership (or lack of it) in Australian opera
"Employ more women," says Opera Australia CEO Fiona Allan, one of six women, including Simone Young and Deborah Cheetham, interviewed in a new documentary by Miriam Gordon-Stewart.
October 26, 2022
Review: Girls’ Night Out (State Opera of South Australia)
One of those all-too-rare opportunities where both artistically and technically, this was a flawless performance.
August 12, 2019
Aussie ex-pats bring operatic sympathy to Charlottesville
Miriam Gordon-Stewart and Rachelle Durkin hope Virginia might enjoy a slice of Rameau with a little hip hop on the side. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 21, 2017
Miriam Gordon-Stewart uncovers the real Marschallin
The Australian soprano made a startling discovery preparing her new production of Der Rosenkavalier for Charlottesville. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 12, 2016
Review: Otello (State Opera of SA)
Simon Phillips' production of Verdi’s Otello opens with nearly all hands on the decks of a 21st-century aircraft carrier.
October 26, 2014
Miriam Gordon-Stewart and Susan Bullock pay poignant tribute
Stars of OA’s Ring Cycle pay tribute to the secret life of Miriam Gordon-Stewart’s grandmother.
November 10, 2013