Opera Australia has dug into the library and revived its 2014 production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin by Danish Director Kasper Holten. Holten showed early promise in his career and, at the age of 27 was appointed the youngest Artistic …
Last night Opera Australia launched their revived version of the opera Hansel and Gretel. This version is a revival of the 1990s version staged and directed by Elijah Moshinsky. The opera is based on an original fairy …
5 stars
Wagner’s Ring Cycle presents a magical, supernatural world much loved by Set and Costume Designers. The operas provide incredible opportunities to stretch the imagination into the world of fantasy. Sydney, …
Last night, Opera Australia launched their 2025 Winter season with a bang at Sydney Opera House. Georges Bizet’s Carmen is one of the most popular and most performed operas in the …
4 ½ stars
It’s been a long time since the City Recital Hall in Sydney CBD was as jam packed as it was on Sunday afternoon (28 April 2024). The seats were filled all the way to the back of …
4 1/2 stars
A big crowd assembled last night at City Recital Hall for the final night of Australian Haydn Ensemble’s “Heavenly Sopranos” tour. The audience were treated to a superb baroque music concert with a program hand picked to …
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 ( …
The latest treasure to be given a southern hemisphere premiere by Pinchgut Opera is Vivaldi’s BAJAZET. Conductor Erin Helyard maintains momentum throughout this lengthy opera written in 1735 with his precise energy, and detailed gestures.
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