My Fair Lady’s first Eliza tells Australia why she’s recreating the show 60 years on. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Craig Hassall has refuted claims that OA is selling its Melbourne Opera Centre to ease financial pressures. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The 60 metre-long dragon will encircle a 16-metre high pagoda for next year’s production of Turandot. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Caroline O’Connor carries the ship, but too much is lost overboard. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
It may not be Christmas just yet, but presents are definitely in the air. No, it’s not Christmas just yet, but while most of us are to be found hunkering down against the winter blasts, presents are definitely in the air. Yes, it’s the time of year when PRs lose what little hair they have left and arts companies across Australia are to be found frantically wrapping up their next year’s seasons before gifting them to a culture-hungry public. And although noticeably fewer organisations this year are launching with a champagne-popping, canapé guzzling media bash (a sign of small annual surpluses and cash-strapped, Brandis-threatened times), there’s still plenty of optimism in the air. Last week saw the Sydney Symphony Orchestra first out of the traps waving Lang Lang, Ashkenazy’s Beethoven and a concert version of Porgy and Bess under our noses. In a nicely curated programme their was a strong sense of commitment to new music and the announcement of Brett Dean as Artist in Residence was the icing on the cake. This week the Queensland Symphony Orchestra are dangling not just Lang Lang in front of us but a second helping of Maxim Vengerov, as well as an impressive line up……
With nine new productions, three contemporary Aussie works, a Ring Cycle and Dame Julie – what’s not to like? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
McVicar brews up an excellently cast comic cauldron of sex and social politics.
Lerner and Loewe’s first Eliza will recreate the original production, Cecil Beaton and all. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Ahead of Opera Australia’s opening, the no-nonsense British director explains why Mozart matters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Susan and Isaac Wakil’s $1.5 donation will subsidise ticket prices over the next five years. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Meet Opera Australia's new Figaro, the Italian bass baritone who's turning 'buffo' into a total art form.
The shock jock radio presenter has withdrawn due to “increased radio and television commitments.”
With opera companies more and more regularly dazzled by the lights of Broadway, we investigate the seemingly irresistible rise of musical theatre.
