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Opera Australia: The Pearlfishers review [Melbourne]
Bizet’s charming score has made The Pearlfishers a bit of an Australian favourite, but even the carefully considered direction of Michael Gow is not quite enough to sharpen the ill-conceived concept...
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Opera Australia: Luisa Miller review [Melbourne 2016]
A superb company of singers and a gleaming black and white staging bring an air of polished perfection to this Melbourne season of rarely-seem Verdi opera Luisa Miller. The domestic nature of the work...
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Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Il Signor Bruschino review
Glistening with hand polished sparkle, Lyric Opera’s colourful new staging of Rossini’s one-act comedy Il Signor Bruschino is a frothy delight. Neatly updating the action from 18th century France to a...
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Helpmann Nominations 2016 Announced
Covering a unique mix of opera, dance, music theatre, plays, live music and more, the 2016 Helpmann Nominations were announced this evening at performing arts venues around Australia. Read on for all...
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Opera Australia: Carmen review [Sydney 2016]
Veteran stage director John Bell helms an emotionally taut new production of Carmen, contrasting the savage drama with the gaudy frivolity of everyday life. This premiere season is set apart by an...
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Opera Australia: The Love for Three Oranges review
In an all too rare foray into twentieth century Russian opera, Opera Australia showcases a large local cast of shining talents in The Love for Three Oranges. Writing The Love for Three Oranges almost...
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Opera Australia: The Marriage of Figaro review [2016-2017 regional tour]
Michael Gow’s adaptation and direction enhance the whimsical delight of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro in Opera Australia’s highly accessible, thoroughly entertaining new touring production. Once...
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Victorian Opera: Cinderella review
Victorian Opera, in partnership with Victorian Arts Centre, continues their quest to introduce children to opera with a neatly edited, attractively staged production of Massenet’s Cinderella...
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Roberto Alagna in Concert review [Melbourne 2016]
Frolicking on stage with lighthearted abandon, charismatic superstar tenor Roberto Alagna set aside his operatic repertoire for an evening of Neapolitan songs. The capacity Melbourne audience greeted...
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Victorian Opera: The Pied Piper review
Prolific producers of new work, Victorian Opera again caters for family audiences with The Pied Piper, an original composition by Artistic Director Richard Mills. As a contemporary opera sung in...
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Victorian Opera: Laughter and Tears review
Leaders in arts innovation, Victorian Opera delivers ingeniously conceived new program Laughter and Tears, the entertainment value of which is significantly enhanced by a fruitful collaboration with...
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Melbourne Opera: Tannhäuser review
Melbourne Opera makes a quantum leap in scale of production, crossing Collins St to present a majestic, immensely satisfying production of Tannhäuser at the Regent Theatre. Achieving a synergistic...
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Victorian Opera Announces Season 2017
With an intriguing theme of Fables, Victorian Opera announces a new year of characteristically eclectic and innovative works for 2017. Highly popular performers Meow Meow, Jessica Pratt and Antoinette...
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Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Our Man in Havana review
Lyric Opera of Melbourne has unearthed another treasure with the Australian premiere of Malcolm Williamson’s 1963 opera Our Man in Havana. Part spy thriller, part devilish black comedy, Our Man in...
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Victorian Opera: Four Saints in Three Acts review
In their final presentation for the year, Victorian Opera stimulates the eyes as well as the ears with abstract 21st Century choral beauty Four Saints in Three Acts. Written in 1927/28, the opera...
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Melbourne Opera: Anna Bolena review
Melbourne Opera continues their lavish presentation of Donizetti’s Tudor Trilogy with the Australian professional premiere of dramatically charged bel canto opera Anna Bolena. Donizetti’s 1830 opera...
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Opera Australia: Das Rheingold review [Melbourne Ring Cycle 2016]
The highly anticipated return of Opera Australia’s world class Ring Cycle begins with a nuanced exploration of the psychological intensity of Das Rheingold. Minus a couple of rows for the expanded...
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Opera Australia: Die Walküre review [Melbourne Ring Cycle 2016]
Fifteen singers deliver four hours of glorious singing and splendid acting as Opera Australia’s presentation of The Melbourne Ring Cycle continues with Die Walküre. As a snow storm rages, a small...
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Opera Australia: Siegfried review [Melbourne Ring Cycle 2016]
The heroism of Siegfried plays out in a highly theatrical setting as Opera Australia’s addictively compelling Melbourne Ring Cycle continues. With over four hours of music shared between just eight...
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Opera Australia: Götterdämmerung review [Melbourne Ring Cycle 2016]
In an electric performance of Götterdämmerung, the mighty Melbourne Ring Cycle concludes as it began, with glorious singing, meticulous direction and innovative staging. His concept and characters...
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