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Opera
Live Review

Review: 70th Anniversary Gala (Opera Australia)

Avoiding greatest-hits predictability, the national opera company celebrates a milestone birthday with a satisfyingly thoughtful, ensemble-driven program.

May 18, 2026
Opera
features

Stacey Alleaume: Looking for Violetta

Playing the tragic heroine of Verdi's La traviata is one of opera’s most difficult balancing acts but Stacey Alleaume relishes the challenge.

April 14, 2026
Festivals, Opera
Live Review

Review: Un ballo in maschera (Handa Opera at Millthorpe)

Luxury casting guarantees a thrill-a-minute concert as Verdi’s masterpiece lands west of the Divide.

April 6, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: Hänsel & Gretel (Opera Australia)

Elijah Moshinsky’s iconic production still works its magic, with stunning voices and a sublime reading of the score by maestro Tahu Matheson.

January 28, 2026
Opera
features

Hansel and Gretel – and a conductor spellbound

Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera has captivated conductor Tahu Matheson since childhood. Now he returns to it with fresh insight.

January 23, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Magic Flute (State Opera South Australia)

A dazzling production brings the fantasy of Mozart’s Magic Flute into the present day.

August 29, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Reunited: Stacey Alleaume & Hadleigh Adams (Australian Contemporary Opera Company)

A rewarding celebration of an Australian Contemporary Opera Company anniversary led by artists who were there from the start.

August 12, 2024
Opera
Live Review

Review: Il trittico (Opera Australia)

A near-perfect night at the opera does Puccini proud, with Suor Angelica proven to be the indispensable heart of the work.

July 4, 2024
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, 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
Opera
Live Review

Review: Rigoletto (Opera Australia)

A brilliant Ernesto Petti and a star turn by Stacey Alleaume make this revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s landmark staging a must-see.

June 14, 2023
Opera
news

Opera Australia launches 2024 Sydney season with five-show “mini festival”

The first part of Opera Australia’s 2024 season has launched and Guest Artistic Director Lindy Hume's program is no business-as-usual proposition.

June 6, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Film, Instrumental, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral, World
features

On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in August 2022

This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

July 25, 2022

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