A Fairytale Start
Opera Australia begins the year with an English-language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon. We talk to its creatives this sumptuous, family-friendly staging.
December 20, 2024
Professor Alexandra Wilson is a UK-based academic, author and arts commentator, whose research explores the connections between opera and its social, cultural and political contexts. Her books include the prize-winning
The Puccini Problem: Opera, Nationalism, and Modernity; Puccini’s La bohème; and Puccini in Context.
Opera Australia begins the year with an English-language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon. We talk to its creatives this sumptuous, family-friendly staging.
The centenary of Puccini's death gives creatives the chance to reflect on what makes his operas so special and explore new ways to stage them.