Review: William Tell (Victorian Opera)
Victorian Opera hits another bullseye with the tale of the apple and the arrow.
July 15, 2018
Celebrating Symphonic Australia
Australian compositions may not immediately spring to mind when you consider the great 20th-century symphonies but, argues Rhoderick McNeill, there is a significant body of work worth celebrating.
January 16, 2018
The Orava Quartet signed to Deutsche Grammophon Australia
The rising star string quartet’s debut album on the yellow label will include works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.
January 10, 2018
Oz Council delivers over $6 million in latest round of grants
Musicians receiving funding include Liza Lim, Richard Mills, Mary Finsterer, Richard Gill’s ARCO and Chamber Made Opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 13, 2017
The Opera Platform showcases Victorian Opera’s Sonnambula
Jessica Pratt’s sleepwalker gets a free outing on the European opera streaming website, in a first for an Australian company. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 9, 2017
Review: La Sonnambula (Victorian Opera)
Jessica Pratt could bring the house down in her sleep.
May 7, 2017
Meow Meow explores the world’s oldest profession
The cabaret diva returns to Victorian Opera to star in “an operatic fantasia” about the courtesan through history. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 3, 2017
Victorian Opera invites you to enter its dark wood in 2017
From fables to fairy stories, from puppets to prostitutes, Richard Mills aims to run the operatic gamut. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 13, 2016
Victorian Opera uses circus thrills to get political on Pagliacci
Director and commedia dell’arte expert Emil Wolk explains how post-WW2 Italy is uncannily like present day Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 4, 2016
Opera chiefs defend Australian ADs and singers abroad
Churchill Trust report author David Barnard is "irresponsible" and "self-interested," says Opera Queensland's Lindy Hume.
May 17, 2016
Review: Lucia di Lammermoor (Victorian Opera)
Jessica Pratt manages to live up to expectations in a production that's good, but rarely great.
April 13, 2016
Richard Mills’ Favourite ‘Operatic’ Musicals
As part of our July feature, Victorian Opera's Artistic Director chooses his top recordings.
July 17, 2015
Review: The Flying Dutchman (Victorian Opera)
Victorian Opera’s 2015 flagship production of Wagner’s early masterpiece hoists sail. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 16, 2015