Phoebe Briggs on the pleasures and challenges of conducting Respighi’s rarely heard marionette opera for Victorian Opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Australian organisations are on the longlist for the Innovation Award at the 2017 conference in Rotterdam. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Meow Meow captivates in an enjoyable romp through the history of the “oldest profession”.
The cabaret diva returns to Victorian Opera to star in “an operatic fantasia” about the courtesan through history. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The report into Australia’s opera companies recommends increased funding and a cap on international singers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★½☆ A perfectly understandable production of good clean gibberish. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
From fables to fairy stories, from puppets to prostitutes, Richard Mills aims to run the operatic gamut. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Season highlights include new productions of The Elephant Man and The Black Rider plus Complicite’s immersive The Encounter. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ An inspired and telling tale of two mediums: the opera and the circus. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Director and commedia dell’arte expert Emil Wolk explains how post-WW2 Italy is uncannily like present day Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Churchill Trust report author David Barnard is "irresponsible" and "self-interested," says Opera Queensland's Lindy Hume.
Pratt is a singer at the height of her powers, but in spite of her solid gold C.V., she has been a relatively rare presence on home turf.
★★★★☆ A feast for the ears peppered with delicious performances, but an implausible plot leaves a sour taste. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
