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.

Natalie Aroyan and Diego Torre will reunite as Verdi lovers when Ernani has its first Sydney Opera House outing.

Opera Australia has announced that the HOSH season cancelled in 2020 will be staged in 2021, and that its ongoing partnerships for the outdoor event will extend to 2023.

On International Day of People with Disability, Morwenna Collett explores the ways access and inclusion are gaining increased attention in the Australian music industry.

OA is announcing its 2021 program in stages. This first season includes Ernani, Bluebeard's Castle, The Merry Widow and Tosca. Lyndon Terracini also addresses the company restructure and redundancies.

The company will clear thousands of old costumes and props from retired productions in a sale at its Alexandria storehouse – which is itself up for grabs.

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OA is accused of "dropping a hand grenade" into the Opera Australia Orchestra by one of the 16 dumped musicians, while CEO Rory Jeffes responds to their accusations.