In Opera Australia’s season for 2024 they digress away from the usual Romantic period regulars to visit ancient times. In September will be a rendition of the poem of Gilgamesh performed at Carriageworks and presently, the company is delving into …
Above: Kanen Breen’s larger -than-lascivious Monastatos before one of the streamered or fabric backdrops in this production. Featured image: Michael Smallwood as Tamino and Opera Australia Chorus displaying some of this version’s unique, successful and local creative touches. Photo credit:
It’s a knock out!
Both circle and stalls were full for the opening night of Pinchgut Opera’s much awaited production of Handel’s Rinaldo in Sydney’s City Recital Hall. Known to be his most celebrated opera, the work features glorious music …
Applications for the Pacific Opera Studio Young Artists program are now open!
The Pacific Opera Studio has been in existence for twenty years and is constantly evolving.
The Studio is delighted to announce that applications for the 2024 Auditions for …
Saturday 9 September 2023 Sydney’s City Recital Hall held a full house of keen classical music lovers, ready to experience some rarely heard Baroque works presented by Pinchgut Opera. Pleasures of Versailles focussed on the works of composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier.…
Sydney Opera House is currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary and, to add to the festivities, Opera Australia offered a concert version of La Gioconda by Ponchielli last night (9 August 2023). It was a superb cast of mostly international performers …
Above : This concert event featured several costume changes from Jessica Pratt , including this concept for Amina’s mad scene from Donzietti’s ‘La Sonnambula’. Photo by Marco Borelli. Featured image: Pratt presents her personal take on the famous mad sceme …
The famous “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” Otherwise known as “Barcarolle” from the Giulietta Act of the Tales of Hoffmann sung by Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca.
Sydney Opera House hosted the world premiere of Opera Australia’s The Tales of …
Above: Opera Australia Dancers. Featured image: David Parkin as The King and the Opera Australia Chorus and Dancers. LED lighting effects and projections by D-Wok. Photo credit : Keith Saunders.
This grand opera by Giuseppe Verdi, intended to glorify Egypt …
4 ½ stars
Sydney had an unexpected treat last night when the Australian Haydn Ensemble presented a unique program of rarely heard music. Titled “Die Stille Nacht” the crowd were expecting a fairly predictable line-up of well known Baroque pieces. …