Photo credit: Keith Saunders Opera Australia’s 2024 season at the Sydney Opera House continued on January 12th with a beguiling production of Gluck’s 18th century “Orpheus and Eurydice.” Originally a co-production between Opera Queensland and acrobatic troupe Circa, which Opera Australia now offered as their contribution to this year’s Festival of Sydney, the summer event that annually offers another reason {…}
(Photo: Keith Saunders) Sarah Giles’s production of “La traviata,” currently playing at Sydney Opera House, comes across as a very intelligent piece of theater. Already seen at Opera Queensland, State Opera of South Australia and West Australian Opera, this production opened Opera Australia’s 2024 summer season on January 2. Much of its effectiveness was achieved through devices that increased our {…}
(Photo credit: Opera Australia) Opera Australia and Sydney Festival in association with Circa will present the Sydney Premiere of Opera Queensland’s reimagining of Gluck’s “Orpheus & Eurydice” at the Sydney Opera House on Jan. 12. Making his Opera Australia debut in the role of Orfeo is countertenor Christophe Dumaux. He performs alongside Opera Australia principal soprano Cathy-Di Zhang in the {…}
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 {…}
Opera Australia has announced soprano and award-winning cabaret star Ali McGregor and comedian and TV presenter Adam Hills as the host this year’s New Year’s Eve Opera Gala in the Concert Hall at the Sydney Opera House. The Opera Gala will be a wild journey through the world of opera with a distinctly Australian flavor, right in the heart of {…}
Opera Australia has announced its 2024 season, the first under new artistic director Jo Davies. Melbourne The Melbourne season opens with “BMW Opera for All,” a concert series in collaboration with Orchestra Victoria. Performance Dates: Feb. 3, 2024 Next up is “Tosca.” Edward Dick directs and Garry Walker conducts. Performance Dates: May 24 – 30, 2024 Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the {…}
A new survey out of Australia’s The Conversation has revealed that there is still gender inequality in the majority of opera companies in Australia. The survey looked at the production credits for staged operas presented by Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, the State Opera of South Australia, Victorian Opera, and West Australian Opera between 2005 and 2020. According to the survey, {…}
Photo credit: Keith Saunders Opera Australia more than made-up for a recent spate of revivals with the world premiere at Sydney Opera House on July 11th of Damiano Michieletto’s production of Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffman,” a co-production with Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Lyon, and Venice’s Teatro La Fenice. Michieletto’s arresting production of Rossini’s “Il viaggio a {…}
(Credit: ©Gemma Escribano) After having performed all over the world at the Teatro Regio di Parma, Donizetti Opera Festival, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro San Carlo, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Regio di Torino, and Royal Opera Muscat, among many others, there can be no doubt that Marko Mimica is one of opera’s rising stars. And this month, the bass-baritone will {…}
(Photo credit: Jeff Busby) Elijah Moshinsky’s 1991 production of “Rigoletto” has been seen a number of times in Sydney since its first performance season, and so it would be unsurprising if the recent season at Sydney Opera House, which began on June 13, restaged by Shane Placentino, attracted the odd suggestion that it is time to retire this version. The {…}
Opera Australia announced its 2024 summer season which will feature five Sydney Opera House premieres. Guest Creative Director Lindy Hume curated the season. The program highlights the scope of Australian talent both “on and off the stage,” as well as international guest artists and opera in contemporary storytelling. Hume’s program includes several milestone partnerships for Opera Australia including Victorian Opera, {…}
