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Opera Australia celebrates the great man’s birthday with a life-sized Valkyrie helmet cake.
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Lyndon Terracini cuts back on key opera principals in order to accommodate another musical.
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New CEO and Chairman to join company as 2012 Annual Report shows an excellent bill of health.
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Sarah Noble -
Mar 26, 2013
From WWII American army base to South African slum to bootylicious hip-hop club, Carmen certainly gets around.
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Classical magazine Diapason hurls barbs at Opera Australia’s “hideous monstrosity."
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Opera Australia endorse current artistic leadership amidst impressive financial results.
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MONA's true colours shine through in a festival exploring this strange musical phenomenon.
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Starring Cheryl Barker, John Wegner et al; Opera Australia
Sydney Opera House, October 12
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We peer behind the veils in Opera Australia's gruesome new production.
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Cheryl Barker lets her hair blood-soaked hair down in Gale Edwards' gruesome production.
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Emma Matthews sings the tour-de-force mad scene in this stark, shadowy new production.
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The long-serving chief executive steered the Opera through troubled times and transitions.
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Sterling performances from Warwick Fyfe, Jose Carbo, Teddy Tahu Rhodes... And the cancan.
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Lyndon Terracini presents a tale of two operatic titans in two cities.
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Lisa McCune and Teddy Tahu Rhodes in the first Lincoln Center Theater production seen in Australia.
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A Gilbert & Sullivan junkie's take on how the Savoy Operas became part of Australia's theatrical DNA.
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Opera Australia is about to release tickets to its 2013 Ring Cycle. But who stole the Rhinegold?
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Cheryl Barker, Stefan Vinke, Jose Carbo
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Sydney Opera House, June 30
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Opera Australia's sumptuous production is the Australian premiere of this 20th-century masterpiece.
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A larger-than-life opera gets the cinematic treatment.
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Is the Golden Age of the voice coming to an end as the barihunks and high-fashion divas take over?
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The opera powerhouse gets back in the black in 2011.
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Not even wet weather fears can dampen the excitement surrounding Opera on Sydney Harbour.
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Limelight hopped in a water taxi to follow the 9.5m chandelier and its 10,000 Swarovski crystals across the Harbour.
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Classical Music -
Feb 8, 2012
In 2012, Mozart’s revolutionary masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro gets a new production for Opera Australia from one of the most exciting theatrical minds in Australia, Benedict Andrews. After his award-winning productions of The Wars of the Roses and The Seagull, what will he make of Mozart?
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Richard Bonynge gives his personal account of the struggles and triumphs of his late wife, La Stupenda.
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My personal selection of the hottest tickets for opera-lovers around Australia.
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In
Classical Music -
Jan 9, 2012
Mozart's The Magic Flute gets a new lease of life in the hands of director Julie Taymor (The Lion King), whose accessible production has already enchanted audiences at The Met. Dazzling costumes, puppetry, English dialogue and a 100-minute run-time make Opera Australia's staging a magical performance for all the family.
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Mozart’s most popular work for the stage may also be his most misunderstood.
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Up for grabs: tickets to an exclusive preview of Opera Australia's outdoor extravaganza.
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The artistic director of Opera Australia on why the artform needs to adapt and reach out to survive.
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One young tenor shows that many hands really do make light work.
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Cheryl Barker and Jose Carbo unveil the new opera season in style.
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In 2012, artistic director Lyndon Terracini unleashes his wildest imaginings for his first programmed season.
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At 85, American composer Carlisle Floyd still has plenty to say about opera.
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In
Classical Music -
Jul 21, 2011
As the staff of Opera Australia put the finishing touches on their new production Of Mice and Men, we went behind the scenes to see how the set and costumes are created, with veteran designed John Stoddart as our guide.
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In
Classical Music -
Jul 8, 2011
Photos from Gale Edwards' raunchy new production.
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The American soprano tells us why she relates so well to Mimì in Opera Australia's erotically charged new bohème.
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Opera Australia's Antoinette Halloran sings to a growing audience in her backyard.
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Mimì gets a makeover: three operas deconstructed with surprising results.
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Classical Music -
May 25, 2011
The launch of Opera Australia's Opera on Sydney Harbour at the Sydney Opera House May 24.
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Opera Australia’s grand spectacle features fireworks and a 9.5-metre chandelier.
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We catch up with the Australian tenor in New York for his Metropolitan Opera debut.
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The operatic community in Australia and abroad is mourning the loss of bass-baritone Don Shanks, who passed away on Friday.
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Opera Australia will be the first company represented in a series of new CDs and DVDs.
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Moffatt Oxenbould pays tribute to the singer admired for his work with Neil Armfield and Richard Hickox.
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Opera Queensland has announced Julian Gavin is unable to perform due to prolonged illness.
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Handel Partenope
Opera Australia
Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
March 12 - 31
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Music director Christian Curnyn wants to show Australia a lighter side of Handel in bold, tragi-comic romp Partenope.
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Opera -
Alex Chilvers -
Jan 21, 2011
Local and international stars of Opera Australia's current season will take to the stage on February 6 to raise funds for Queensland flood victims.
