
Opera Australia 2026 Review: The Drover’s Wife
George Palmer and Leah Purcell’s “The Drover’s Wife” had its world premiere in Brisbane in May and saw its first Sydney performance on August 7. In the program booklet, Opera Australia CEO Alex Budd says it is Opera Australia’s first First Nations work at the Sydney Opera House. In the words of the work’s co-librettist, director, and instigator Purcell, “Opera {…}

