Opera Australia has announced it will hold a free Behind the Scenes at the Opera event on Sunday 23 February at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, giving the public an insight into how a fully staged opera is brought to life.…
This is a magnificent revival of the chilling , thrilling David McVicar production.
As the audience enters, the curtain hangs almost as if partly torn down. Eventually it rises to reveal Robert Jones’s huge ash grey set that makes the …
LA BOHEME is back! In a revival of one of Opera Australia’s most popular productions, with some of its’ biggest stars returning to their acclaimed roles, it is sure to be a hit once again.
The story of LA BOHEME …
On Saturday 11th January 2020 Opera Australia launched their new season of CARMEN one of the best known operas in the western world. Bizet’s CARMEN was adapted from a book of the same name written 30 years before by French …
Pacific Opera’s Artistic Director Simon Kenway will complete his current contract with the company and from 2020 will concentrate on his conducting, performing and educational career.
Simon, who has been associated with the company for many years and served as …
This is a Baroque opera set in ancient Roman times , yet has been updated to now in a chilling , menacing production at times countered by lyrical , exquisite music.The atmosphere of the set is dark and bleak ( …
Australian baritone, José Carbó and his partner, soprano Jenna Robertson think he’s the bees-knees! And so do I. But more from them a bit later.
Just before and just after the Second World War was a golden era for opera …
Sydney Arts Guide has one double pass to give away to the performance on Saturday 9th November.nEmail [email protected] with The Gypsy Baron Promotion in the subject heading. The winner will be be advised by email.…
A thrilling, passionate production by The Other Theatre Company that was exquisite musically and vocally , featuring a splendid cast with a fine performance by all the ensemble and some stunning costumes.
Ably , thoughtfully directed by Euegene Lynch this …
The composer Rossini is so frequently linked to Italian opera that it is often forgotten he spent several years in Paris writing operas with French libretti. It was a strange time politically. The French Revolution had come and gone and …