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Opera Australia 2024 Review: Idomeneo

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(Photo: Keith Saunders In her thought-provoking program essay on “Idomeneo,” the final opera in Opera Australia’s 2024 summer season which premiered at Sydney Opera House on Feb 20, director Lindy Hume quotes Anne Carson’s “Grief Lessons” of 2008: “Myths are stories about people who become too big for their lives temporarily, so that they crash into other lives or brush {…}

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State Opera Australia to Present Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

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State Opera Australia is set to host its first-ever Gilbert & Sullivan Festival. The festival, which kicks off  on May 11, will feature performances of numerous works by the famed pair. “It is incredibly exciting to see the opening of the new Gilbert and Sullivan Festival and its action-packed program of performances, conversations and laughs joining the rich tapestry of {…}

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State Opera South Australia Presents ‘G&S FEST’

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The State Opera South Australia is set to present “G&S FEST,” a 10-day-long celebration of the work of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Marking International Gilbert & Sullivan Day (May 3) the State Opera South Australia will put on full productions of “Trial by Jury,” “H.M.S. Pinafore,” “Pirates of Penzance,” and “The Sorcerer.” Other celebratory events include a G&S-themed high {…}

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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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Michael Fabiano, Vivica Genaux, & Jessica Pratt Among Major Nominees For Helpmann Awards 2019

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The Helpmann Awards have announced their 2019 nomination, which envelop all performing arts. However, our main focus will be on the opera nominees. The awards will be presented on July 14 and 15, 2019. The nominees for Best Opera are Arts Projects Australia, Adelaide Festival, and Perth Festival’s “The Magic Flute;” “Opera Australia’s “Wozzeck” and “Metamorphosis,” and Pinchgut Opera’s “Artaserse.” {…}