Irina Lungu: I would really prefer to sing Rigoletto
Soon to make her Australian debut in the role of Gilda, the Russian soprano talks about overcoming her scepticism about what is now a calling card role.
Soon to make her Australian debut in the role of Gilda, the Russian soprano talks about overcoming her scepticism about what is now a calling card role.
A superlative night at the opera, with thrilling singing and red-hot drama.
Returning to Sydney in a role for which he’s won much acclaim, the American tenor makes the case for why Edgardo might just be crazier than Donizetti’s Bride of Lammermoor.
First Peach Melba, now La Dolce Jessica, a deconstructed trifle honouring soprano Jessica Pratt is on the menu at Aria Restaurant.
She made her operatic debut at 28 as Lucia, so it takes a lot to faze this British-born, Australian soprano. Ahead of her Sydney debut, she tells us why doing the role feels like going home.
Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot will play Juan Perón opposite Tina Arena as Eva, it was announced today.
Opera Australia was the biggest winner of the night taking home nine gongs, while My Fair Lady and Aladdin dominated the musical theatre category.
Ahead of her Violetta for Opera Australia, we give the American soprano the Five Questions treatment.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour director Andy Morton wants to make your puppy a star in La Bohème.
The set and costume designer for this year's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour talks weatherproofing costumes, reanimating opera's workhorse, and giving Puccini's heroines their due.
It's well worth spending a few hours with Ferruccio Furlanetto's Don.
The tenor, a permanent member of the Opera Australia Chorus for 25 years, was charged with offences occurring in the mid 1990s.
Cervantes’ idealistic knight-errant is someone every man should be for a few hours, says Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, but to do the role justice on the operatic stage requires age and wisdom.