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Classical Music, Opera
features

Five Questions for Stuart Maunder

The Artistic Director of Victorian Opera tells us about his passion for G&S and the musical celebration he is directing for Opera Australia.

April 20, 2026
Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

Ned Kelly Rides Again

The failure of his 1977 musical Ned Kelly was a low point in Reg Livermore’s stellar career. But, he never lost faith in the show.

February 23, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Pirates of Penzance (Victorian Opera)

The very model of a modern Gilbert & Sullivan production: nostalgic yet fresh and funny, with cast and orchestra on song.

February 2, 2026
News, Opera
news

Victorian Opera announced 2026 Opera Prize winners

Three rising singers will join the company in January to work as ensemble and principal artists throughout the season.

November 17, 2025
News, Opera
news

Victorian Opera announces 2026 season

A G&S tonic, a new Australian opera, a 'neglected gem' and a twist on a classic to mark VO's 21st anniversary.

October 6, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Mansfield Park (Victorian Opera)

The chamber opera adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel makes its Melbourne debut with a cast in tune with their characters.

March 6, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Follies (Victorian Opera)

A sumptuous, perfectly cast production of this rarely performed musical gives deeply satisfying context to some of Sondheim’s most loved songs.

February 3, 2025
Opera, Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert (Prospero Arts Concert Series)

A top-shelf cast ensues little is lost in a stripped-back staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's rollicking melodrama.

December 6, 2024
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera
features

A Wonderful Folly

Stuart Maunder will fulfil a bucket list dream when he directs Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies for Victorian Opera. He tells Jo Litson why the musical is so special, and challenging.

November 25, 2024
News, Opera
news

West Australian Opera in 2025

Puccini, Verdi, Gilbert & Sullivan and a "secret" production slated for WA Opera's 2025 Season.

November 12, 2024
News, Opera
news

Victorian Opera launches 2025 Season

VO's Stuart Maunder spills the tea on a season featuring Sondheim's Follies, a Mozart Abduction and a site-specific Jane Austen opera.

October 7, 2024
Opera
Live Review

Review: La rondine (Victorian Opera)

In the centenary year of Puccini’s death, Victorian Opera offers his rarely performed late work, La rondine.

August 9, 2024
Opera
Live Review

Review: English Eccentrics (Victorian Opera)

Emerging artists interpret numerous oddballs of history in this handsomely staged production of a forgotten mid-century gem.

July 5, 2024

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