Opera Australia is set to present a new production of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The new production will mark 100 years since it first premiered and will directed by Ann Yee, who makes her Australian debut as director. The production will star Rebecca Nash and Anna-Louise Cole in the title role alongside Young Woo Kim, Diego Torre and Rosario La Spina as {…}
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 {…}
(Credit: Jade Ferguson, Visual Poets Society) Anna-Louise Cole has received the Melba Opera Trust’s Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award. As the prize’s recipient, she will also get $25,000 to support her opera career. “I’m still completely floored…genuinely. I really can’t quite believe it,” said Cole in a recent interview with Melba Opera Trust. The soprano has appeared at Opera Australia {…}