Review: Ombra Mai Fu (Philippe Jaroussky, Artaserse)
Cavalli gallops to the finishing line with exquisite music.
Cavalli gallops to the finishing line with exquisite music.
The 1986 opera by Martin and Peter Wesley-Smith returns as part of SOSA's The Lost Operas of Oz in a brilliantly conceived production.
The Principal Conductor of the Yale Schola Cantorum tells us about the pleasures and challenges of conducting Bach's oratorio ahead of church music festival Sydney inSpires.
A marvellous royal visit from soprano Ermonela Jaho.
The company will bring back the Francesca Zambello production that launched Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2012.
Eleven singers will compete for a spot in the final, where they’ll get a shot at the $30,000 Marianne Mathy Scholarship.
Born again Verdi: an underrated opera has something to say today.
Ermonela Jaho talks about Anna Bolena, we learn the true story behind Come From Away, and Nico Muhly discusses his three Australian commissions.
Karah Son’s Butterfly soars in Graeme Murphy’s dizzying new bondage-inspired production.
The familiar pleasures of Sondheim’s masterpiece are refreshed by splendid performers and design.
As Ermonela Jaho prepares to take on Donizetti’s Three Queens, beginning with Anna Bolena, Justine Nguyen talks to the soprano about the role’s challenges and delves into the origins of the trilogy.
The enfant terrible of the Australian art scene is the subject of a new opera by Elena Kats-Chernin and Justin Fleming. They talk to Justine Nguyen about the challenges of translating this colourful, larger-than-life figure to the stage.
Artistic Director of State Opera of South Australia, Stuart Maunder, talks about his new initiative, The Lost Operas of Oz, which sees the company stage three neglected Australian operas in 2019.