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Opera
Live Review

Review: Galileo (Victorian Opera)

Richard Mills’s new opera reaches for the stars, but they don’t quite align for the outgoing Victorian Opera Artistic Director

December 21, 2023
Classical Music, Dance, Theatre
features

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November 20, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
features

Angels and Demons

In a world still grappling with science and scepticism, Richard Mills has written a opera about the man who got the ball rolling – Galileo.

November 20, 2023
Classical Music, Dance, Theatre
news

The December 2023 issue of Limelight is now available

Famous names, names that should be famous, and the results of Limelight's 2023 Artist of the Year poll! This month's Limelight is a big one.

November 20, 2023
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Darwin Symphony Orchestra launches 2024 season

In 2024, DSO offers five varied, vivid mainstage programs and the inaugural year of a Composer in Residence role.

November 9, 2023
Classical Music, Dance, Theatre
news

Introducing the December 2023 issue of Limelight

Famous names, names that should be famous, and the results of Limelight's 2023 Artist of the Year poll! This month's Limelight is a big one.

November 8, 2023
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera
news

Opera Queensland pops cork on 2024 season

"Risk is a part of the DNA of art," says Opera Queensland’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan. His 2024 season embraces it.

October 26, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
features

World Premiere: The Visitors

Dharug composer Christopher Sainsbury has written a new opera for Victorian Opera, with a libretto by First Nations playwright Jane Harrison.

September 25, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Bravo Bellini (Victorian Opera)

Outgoing Artistic Director Richard Mills brings back his star soprano, Jessica Pratt, for a bel canto showcase.

September 3, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Grumpiest Boy in the World (Victorian Opera)

A treat for young lovers of music and theatre, and an easy entry point for little ones starting their performing-arts adventures.

June 24, 2023
Festivals, Opera, Orchestral
Live Review

Review: Music of the Spheres (Perth Festival)

Cosmology and composition collide in Music of the Spheres, an unusual musical journey through time and space, including extracts from Richard Mills' new opera Galileo.

February 12, 2023
Opera
news

Victorian Opera announces its 2023 season

Two world premieres, Mozart, and Shostakovich's hilarious operetta feature in Richard Mills' swansong season.

November 21, 2022
Film, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
features

The Gospel According to Dickens

A Christmas Carol has become a yuletide tradition. We explore its magic with the creative artists behind the various adaptations that are about to grace our stages.

November 21, 2022

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