The stars of Victorian Opera’s upcoming production of Parsifal talk the holy fool and the wandering Jew.

He is regularly reviled as something of a monster, but as Michael Scott Rohan finds out, a closer look at Richard Wagner – and in particular his music – reveals a more genial side to the German composer.

With the year drawing to a close, we look back over the operas that wowed our critics in 2018.

This new commission gives an old story an entertaining makeover with style-hopping music, comedy and feminist attitude.

The soprano, who dropped the double bass for singing lessons as a teenager, talks about Puccini’s heroines, her multifaceted career, and her upcoming star turn as a mermaid.

Wagner’s magnum opus is seen in a new production with an enviable cast, A Little Night Music hits the stage, and Jessica Pratt returns with star mezzo Daniela Barcellona in tow.

Making her anticipated Victorian Opera debut as Debussy’s enigmatic heroine, high-flying soprano Siobhan Stagg relishes the challenge of unravelling her character’s many contradictions.

Jessica Pratt and Caitlin Hulcup lead Victorian Opera’s fourth and final Bellini opera in concert with vocal and dramatic flair.

Victorian Opera hits another bullseye with the tale of the apple and the arrow.

A fully-staged version of Rossini’s William Tell hasn’t been seen in these parts for over 140 years. But, as director Rodula Gaitanou says, so much of this work remains just as relevant to us today.

Victorian Opera's first co-production with the Royal Opera House, which is headed to Melbourne in 2019, has opened to positive reviews.

The opera company, which will become a Major Performing Arts company from 2019, has secured a new home in West Melbourne.