(Credit: Pamela Raith) Opera Australia has announced that international performing arts leader Fiona Allan has been appointed as the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer and will commence in the role by the end of 2021. As the new CEO, Allan will return to Australia following many years in the United Kingdom, where she led multiple performing arts organizations including the {…}
Photo: photoholgic Opera Australia’s rush to move its production of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” from Sydney to Brisbane to avoid border closures hit a snag when Brisbane implemented a snap lockdown last weekend, according to an August 1, 2021 report by Linda Morris published in The Sydney Morning Herald. Opera Australia (OA) has a 10-day window to get the production to {…}
Opera Australia will receive an injection of $4 million in emergency funding to keep the organization afloat after canceling its run of “Phantom of the Opera,” which raked in $20 million (AUS) in ticket sales, according to a July 25, 2021 article by Linda Morris in The Sydney Morning Herald. The money will come from the Australia COVID-19 Arts Sustainability {…}
Opera Australia has canceled the remainder of its winter season due to COVID-19. The company announced via social media that “due to the extension of the NSW Government’s stay-at-home restrictions and subsequent Health Orders, we’re sadly unable to proceed with the remainder of our winter season at the Sydney Opera House. This includes our productions of ‘Aida,’ ‘Attila,’ and ‘Otello.’” {…}
Opera Australia postponed the upcoming new staging of “Le Contes d’Hoffmann.” The company released a statement on social media stating, “We’re saddened to announce the postponement of our new production of ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’ at the Sydney Opera House. This co-production with the Royal Opera House, directed by Damiano Michieletto, was shaping up to be one of the major {…}
Opera Australia has postponed several performances after a construction worker at the Sydney Opera House tested positive for COVID-19. The company announced Wednesday that dozens of musicians and performers associated with Opera Australia were forced into self-isolation following the positive test. The company’s winter season is now under review as Sydney’s lockdown was also extended one week. The company noted {…}
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Opera Australia’s annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour returned this year after last year’s Covid-enforced hiatus with a re-staging by Constantine Costi of the production of “La Traviata” by Francesca Zambello which, back in 2012, launched this Sydney institution. How a venue brings out different qualities in a familiar work is one of the fascinating aspects of theatrical performance traditions. {…}
(Photo by Jesse Hammer) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. On March 25, Opera Australia renewed its activity starting with a run of “La Traviata” at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Director Constantine Costi reapproached {…}
Opera Australia has announced its Winter Season featuring four productions. The season opens with Verdi’s “Aida“ directed by Dave Livermore and conducted by Lorenzo Passerini and Tahu Matheson. The production stars Leah Crocetto in the title role; Elena Gabouri as Amneris; Stefano La Colla and Najmiddin Mavlyanov sharing the role of Radamès; and Warwick Fyfe and Michael Honeyman as Amonasro. Performance {…}
Opera Australia will reopen its State Theatre with the Melbourne Premiere of its digital “Aida” production. The company will stage the famed opera for audiences on May 6, 201. The company will follow it up with a production of “Ernani,” which will also have its Melbourne premiere. “It’s fantastic to be in a position to announce a Melbourne season, we {…}