Stacey Alleaume & Maria Laura Iacobellis Lead Opera Australia’s ‘La Traviata’

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Opera Australia will return to Melbourne’s Regent Theatre with a production of “La Traviata.” The opera will be presented from May 8-16 in Sarah Giles’ production, a co-production by Opera Queensland, State Opera South Australia and West Australian Opera. The production star Stacey Alleaume and Maria Laura Iacobellis as Violetta alongside Filipe Manu and Oreste Cosimo as Alfredo and baritones {…}

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Opera Australia Announces 70th Anniversary Gala

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Opera Australia has announced the cast for its 70th Anniversary Gala on May 17. The evening, which will take place t the Regent Theatre, will celebrate its extraordinary contribution to Australia’s cultural landscape over the past seven decades. The evening will include Emma Matthews, Stacey Alleaume, Olivia Cranwell, Jane Ede, Sian Sharp, Diego Torre, Filipe Manu, Iain Henderson, Andrii Kymach, Luke {…}

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Opera Australia 2026 Review: Turandot

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(Photo credit: Keith Saunders) Puccini famously left the score of “Turandot” incomplete at his death in 1924, and its last minutes have been completed by other composers such as Franco Alfano (1926) and most recently Luciano Berio (2002). Arturo Toscanini conducting the premiere a century ago simply put down his baton at the point where Puccini had stopped composing and {…}

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Guanqun Yu, Olivia Cranwell & Vittoria Yeo Lead Opera Australia’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

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Opera Australia’s 70th anniversary season will open with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” The production by Moffatt Oxenbould will be conducted by Maestro Andrea Battistoni, Paul Fitzsimon, and Erina Yashima. Multiple casts will lead the work including sopranos Guanqun Yu, Olivia Cranwell, and Vittoria Yeo as Cio Cio San alongside tenors Robert Watson and Oreste Cosimo as Pinkerton. The lead cast will be {…}

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Danielle de Niese Leads New ‘Carmen’ at Opera Australia

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Opera Australia is set to present Bizet’s “Carmen” with Danielle de Niese in the title role. The soprano will make a return to her home city in a new production of “Carmen” from Nov. 15 to 25 at the Regent Theatre. De Niese will star in Anne-Louise Sarks’ new production, which will feature collaborations with Tony Award-winning Marg Horwell, who {…}

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Opera Australia 2025 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo credit: Keith Saunders) Gale Edwards’ 2011 production of “La Bohème,” part of this year’s Opera Australia winter season at the Sydney Opera House, was last seen here in summer 2023. The production’s dominant ideas are that of a spiegeltent and cabaret in Weimar-era Berlin – “the dazzling fishnets and fairy lights world of 1930s Berlin,” according to the company’s {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Stacey Alleaume, Kang Wang, Oreste Cosimo & Valeria Sepe Lead Opera Australia’s 2026 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its 2026 season. Sidney Summer 2026 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be conducted by Andrea Battistoni, Paul Fitzsimon, and Erina Yashima. It will be directed by Moffatt Oxenbould and will star Guanqun Yu, Vittoria Yeo, and Olivia Cranwell alongside Robert Watson and Oreste Cosimo. Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2025-March 25, 2026 Ann Yee directs a new production {…}

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Samantha Clarke & Lorina Gore to Headline Opera Australia’s ‘La Traviata’

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Opera Australia is set to present “La Traviata” in Sarah Giles’ luscious production. The opera, which will be presented between Jan. 23 and March 27, 2025, at the Sydney Opera House, will star Australian sopranos Samantha Clarke and Lorina Gore as Violetta. They will be joined by Korean tenor Ji-Min Park and Australian Iain Henderson as Alfredo and baritones José Carbó {…}

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Opera Australia to Ring in 2024 with ‘La Traviata’

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Opera Australia is set to open its 2024 season with the Sydney premiere of”La Traviata.” The production, directed by Sarah Giles, will open on Jan. 2, 2024. The opera is presented in co-production with Opera Queensland, State Opera South Australia, and West Australian Opera. Headlining the cast will be soprano Samantha Clarke in her Opera Australia debut. She is joined {…}

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Stacey Alleaume & Maria Laura Iacobellis Lead Opera Australia’s ‘La Traviata’

Opera Australia Announces 70th Anniversary Gala

Opera Australia 2026 Review: Turandot

Guanqun Yu, Olivia Cranwell & Vittoria Yeo Lead Opera Australia’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

Danielle de Niese Leads New ‘Carmen’ at Opera Australia

Opera Australia 2025 Review: La Bohème

Jessica Pratt, Stacey Alleaume, Kang Wang, Oreste Cosimo & Valeria Sepe Lead Opera Australia’s 2026 Season

Samantha Clarke & Lorina Gore to Headline Opera Australia’s ‘La Traviata’

Opera Australia to Ring in 2024 with ‘La Traviata’