Melbourne Opera opened the first of its three full Ring cycles in Bendigo with a Das Rheingold packed with fine performances.

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Features include the story behind the Dunera Mass, Stuart Maunder's love of Gilbert and Sullivan, Joanna Murray-Smith's new play Julia, and pianist Zubin Kanga's explorations with state-of-the-art technology.

The director of Melbourne Opera’s Ring Cycle recalls the classical input of her grandparents, and being astonished when she first heard an opera singer’s voice in rehearsals.

Features include the story behind the Dunera Mass, Stuart Maunder's love of Gilbert and Sullivan, Joanna Murray-Smith's new play Julia, and pianist Zubin Kanga's explorations with state-of-the-art technology.

It’s hard enough for an opera company to survive without government funding, but staging Wagner’s Ring Cycle is something else. We trace the history of Melbourne Opera, which is presenting Australia’s first regional Ring Cycle in Bendigo.

Melbourne Opera and IOpera present a rollicking co-production of Kurt Weill's and Bertolt Brecht's rarely staged satirical three-act opera.

Melbourne’s opera year begins with an impressive second instalment of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

Director Suzanne Chaundy says her approach to Die Walküre is to tell the story as clearly as possible, exploring the themes without adding tonnes of obvious contemporary relevance.

Melbourne’s opera drought breaks with a multi-year Ring cycle’s bold start.

Das Rheingold will open at Melbourne's newly renovated Regent Theatre in February, with the Cycle culminating in 2023.

Bel canto specialist Helena Dix leads Norma’s long awaited return to Melbourne.