Opera, Pure and Simple?
In-concert operas are sometimes regarded as the poor relation of their fully staged cousins. But can less be more?
In-concert operas are sometimes regarded as the poor relation of their fully staged cousins. But can less be more?
In 2024, some of the country’s leading arts venues will embark on or complete major renovations. What can audiences expect as a result?
Pondering the passion in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Guy Noble discovered the composer was something of an Italian stallion.
Early Verdi gets a stylish Bavarian outing.
All the elements of grand opera are here in Wundig wer Wilura: love and war, trust and betrayal, intimacy and the sublime.
This musically and visually delightful production of Leonard Bernstein’s operetta kicks off a new era for Victorian Opera.
Baroque is back at the Sydney Opera House in the form of Handel's pungent tale of religious intolerance and sacrifice in a polarised society.
A busy schedule sees him spend much of his time in Poland and Italy, but conductor Daniel Smith is busy promoting Australian musicians far and wide.
Her assured performance in Diva, an arthouse hit in Europe and the United States, helped propel Fernandez to some of the biggest stages.
Peace, love, togetherness. Director Kate Gaul's new Magic Flute got there in the end – but it was a close-run thing.
Brecht and Weill’s scabrous masterwork retains its bite, enhanced orchestrations and all.
This starkly beautiful production, performed by circus artists alongside the singers, feels fresh, modern and exciting.
Australian conductor Simone Young to become the first woman to conduct Wagner's tetralogy at Bayreuth.