The new fellowships, which will see young musicians mentored by members of the Opera Australia Orchestra, are designed to assist the professional development of early career string players.

The company has announced its Melbourne autumn season, featuring two Verdi productions.

Carmen Giannattasio makes an impressive Opera Australia debut in John Bell’s dramatic production.

Lise Lindstrom will play Brünnhilde in the first two cycles, while Australians will make role debuts as Brünnhilde and Wotan.

A splendid life and times of an Australian theatrical design icon.

Ahead of his performance as Bluebeard for Opera Australia, the bass tells Limelight about the challenges of the role, singing in Hungarian, and his casting as Wotan in the upcoming Ring Cycle.

The company has set aside 2,000 tickets to John Bell’s monumental Tosca for people who have not previously purchased tickets for an Opera Australia performance.

Insisting he has “no unhappiness with Opera Australia”, Jeffes says the “extraordinarily difficult decision” to resign as CEO is very much “a personal decision”.

Ernani is a feast for the ears but rather less so for the eyes.

The opera company has introduced rapid antigen testing in order to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus between performers and staff.

Australian director Elijah Moshinsky, who had a distinguished career in opera, has died in London at the age of 75 after contracting COVID-19.

Julie Lea Goodwin is gorgeous as the merry widow Hanna Glavari, and perfectly supported by Alexander Lewis as Danilo Danilovich.