Review: Turandot (Opera Australia)
Graeme Murphy’s much-loved production returns, with American soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
Graeme Murphy’s much-loved production returns, with American soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role.
Sir Andrew Davis, Alondra de la Parra and David Robertson are about to conduct their final concerts as artistic chiefs of the Melbourne, Queensland and Sydney Symphony Orchestras respectively. Here’s a look back on their time Down Under.
This tribute to the German actor-musician is as enigmatic as its subject.
Four leading Australian playwrights present a perspective-packed snapshot of the nation’s fragmentation.
An enchanting, nostalgic visual aesthetic brings simple folktale-inspired stories to life.
Fun, high-energy entertainment, from various aerial wonders to a mesmerising hula-hoop act.
Bel canto specialist Helena Dix leads Norma’s long awaited return to Melbourne.
Delightful takes on 1980s pop songs bookend an almost nonsensical chamber opera.
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This beautiful, joyous production reveals why the Oscar winning rom-com truly belongs in the theatre.
This touring production of Shakespeare's rom-com ably marries laughs and feminism.
Voice, breath and gesture are explored in an intriguing program of contemporary art music.
The familiar pleasures of Sondheim’s masterpiece are refreshed by splendid performers and design.