August 3, 2011
Lisa Gasteen: taking her voice in new directions
Australia’s great Wagnerian soprano returns to the concert stage on home turf.
August 2, 2011
Sydney dominates 2011 Helpmann Awards
Emma Matthews, the Berlin Phil and Cate Blanchett take out top honours.
July 27, 2011
Ships ahoy! Tognetti, Tahu Rhodes salute Opera House sails
Australian classical greats join Nick Cave tribute to Sydney’s cultural cathedral.
July 26, 2011
Israel Chamber Orchestra breaks Jewish Wagner taboo
Controversy and outrage mark a milestone performance at the Bayreuth Festival.
July 25, 2011
Of Mice and Men: keeping the American dream singing
At 85, American composer Carlisle Floyd still has plenty to say about opera.
July 20, 2011
The Top Ten Opera Films
Our pick of the top ten opera films of all time – from Zeffirelli to Bergman.
July 7, 2011
La boheme with Takesha Meshe Kizart
The American soprano tells us why she relates so well to Mimì in Opera Australia’s erotically charged new bohème.
July 6, 2011
It’s okay to glitter and be gay: Albert Herring
Victorian Opera explains why Britten’s comic masterpiece was his most deeply personal work.
June 30, 2011
Domingo joins Katherine Jenkins Down Under
Crossover superstar Katherine Jenkins teams with the great tenor for Australian arena shows.
June 29, 2011
Today’s 12 Greatest Opera Singers
Limelight‘s panel of experts presents 12 opera stars making musical history.
June 28, 2011
Hillsong Church brings in lawyers over G&S scandal
Stuart Maunder: “There is nothing worse than having to explain a joke.”
June 27, 2011
Review: Live review: The Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan
Stuart Maunder, Soloists, SSO/Guy Noble Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House Saturday June 18, 2011
June 20, 2011
Singing to plants: opera in the veggie patch
Opera Australia’s Antoinette Halloran sings to a growing audience in her backyard.
