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Opera Australia 2026 Review: The Merry Widow

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(Photo: Carlita Sari) Apparently in the early years of the 20th century, Gustav and Alma Mahler, the master symphonist and his composer-wife, unable to remember exactly one of the numbers from “The Merry Widow” which they had just seen, went to the trouble of visiting Doblinger’s music store in Vienna to refresh their memories. Gustav distracted the staff while Alma {…}

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Opera Australia to Present ‘The Merry Widow’

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(Photo credit: Prudence Upton) Opera Australia opens its Sydney Winter season with Lehár’s “The Merry Widow.” Sharing the role of Hanna Glavari is Julie Lea Goodwin and Emma Pearson who makes her role debut.  Alexander Lewis, David Whitney, John Longmuir, Virgilio Marino, Alexandra Flood, Benjamin Rasheed, Richard Anderson, Alexander Hargreaves, Jane Ede, Iain Henderson, Nathan Lay, Helen Sherman, Tom Hamilton, {…}

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Opera Australia to Present ‘The Magic Flute’ at Geelong Arts Centre

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(Credit: Opera Australia) The Play House at Geelong Arts Centre is set to present Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” The production will be showcased via Opera Australia which is expanding its 2024 mainstage offering beyond the capital cities. The opera will be shown in a production by Kate Gaul, which received high acclaim at the Sydney Opera House earlier this year. {…}

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Opera Australia 2024 Review: Tosca

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(Photo credit: Keith Saunders) The program booklet for Opera Australia’s new production at Sydney Opera House of “Tosca”, an Opera North production, says that “Puccini set each act of his opera in three very specific locations which you can still visit today: the Sant’Andrea della Valle church in Rome, the Palazzo Farnese and the Castel Sant-Angelo over the River Tiber”. {…}

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David Butt Philip, Hiromi Omura & Jessica Pratt Lead Opera Australia’s Melbourne 2020 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its 2020 Melbourne program, which will include staged operas, concert performances, and musicals. Operas Graeme Murphy will direct an “innovative and visually stunning” new production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” It will showcase how “the digital screens can be used to enhance the storytelling and opera experience,” says Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini in the press release. Japanese soprano Hiromi Omura {…}

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Renée Fleming, Nicole Car & Étienne Dupuis Highlight Opera Australia’s Sydney 2020 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its its 2020 Sydney season, presenting an exciting program of rare gems and some of the greatest operas. Sydney Summer Season The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” with conductor Carlo Goldstein leading Gale Edwards’ production. The opera stars soprano Karah Son in the role of Mimì and tenor Kang Wang making his Opera Australia debut in {…}