Julie Lea Goodwin is gorgeous as the merry widow Hanna Glavari, and perfectly supported by Alexander Lewis as Danilo Danilovich.

Opera Australia has announced that the HOSH season cancelled in 2020 will be staged in 2021, and that its ongoing partnerships for the outdoor event will extend to 2023.

A rich, confident revival helmed by strong performances.

Two operas rarely seen in Australia, some more familiar fare, four musicals, digital stagings and the future of opera – OA's Lyndon Terracini discusses the lot.

The Australian-Mauritian soprano will make her role debut as Violetta when La Traviata returns to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour next year.

Michael Fabiano makes a promising role debut, but the real star is Elena Maximova's vividly realised Charlotte.

Three new digital productions, William Kentridge’s Wozzeck, a new opera about Brett Whiteley, and singers including Jonas Kaufmann and Lise Lindstrom.

Simon Phillips' entertaining production of The Turk in Italy gives Rossini's comedy plenty of sparkle.

Young singers specialising in bel canto can win the chance to travel to Italy for an intensive study period.

Homecoming queen Danielle de Niese sings and dances her way through this lavish new production.

The Australian soprano reveals her musical loves from Anna Netrebko to Puccini and Disney. And Mozart? Not so much. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A must see, site-specific one-off that lifts the spirits and justifies an art form.