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Classical Music, Opera
features

Melting the Ice

Turandot was radically different to anything Puccini had written before. To mark its centenary, Opera Australia is staging a new production.

December 19, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Samson et Dalila (Melbourne Opera)

A new production of Saint-Saëns’s Old Testament tale respects tradition while refreshing it with sophisticated minimalist design.

June 2, 2025
Festivals, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera
Live Review

Review: Festival of Outback Opera (Opera Queensland)

Having perfected the formula for its annual festival, Opera Queensland ups the ante with its most sophisticated program to date.

May 22, 2024
Classical Music, Festivals, Opera
features

Blue-Sky Opera

Opera Queensland is on a mission to take opera as far afield as possible and change the way it’s perceived.

April 22, 2024
Opera
Live Review

Review: Die Walküre (Opera Australia)

Chen Shi-Zheng’s meticulous staging of the second opera in Wagner's tetralogy proves his Ring Cycle is one for the ages.

December 4, 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, Festivals
features

Five Questions for Gary Thorpe

The General Manager of 4MBS Classic FM gives us the lowdown on the 30th anniversary of the 4MBS Festival of Classics.

April 24, 2023
Festivals, Opera
news

Opera Queensland unveils its 2023 season

Likening opera to slow-cooking, Opera Queensland’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan continues breaking new ground with his genre-defying programming from QPAC to the outback.

October 18, 2022
Classical Music, Opera
news

State Opera South Australia announces 2022 Opera on the Beach

State Opera South Australia has unveiled plans for a one-night-only performance of La Bohème on Adelaide’s Glenelg Beach.

October 14, 2021
Classical Music, Orchestral
Live Review

Review: Ode to Joy: Dane Lam Conducts Beethoven 9 (University of Queensland Vice-Chancellor’s concert series)

The University of Queensland Music School reaches a new height of achievement with its performance of Beethoven’s glorious Symphony No 9.

May 24, 2021
Opera
Live Review

Review: ENCORE (QPAC and Opera Queensland)

A joyous return to the main stage for Opera Queensland with ENCORE.

October 24, 2020
Opera
news

Opera at Jimbour returns this July

Queensland's cherished celebration of culture and local produce will be seen in a new, all-day format.

March 15, 2019
Classical Music, Opera
features

Taryn Fiebig is off to the market

Returning to perform in Opera in the Market after a decade, the soprano discusses what it's like to work with young singers, her artistic ethos, and the joys of audience reaction.

February 22, 2019

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