Category: Opera

OA beach camels

Camels cast in beach opera extravaganza

August 11 - Opera, Performance
Two camels have been cast in starring roles in Opera Australia’s upcoming production of Verdi’s Aida, to be staged on Coolangatta Beach in September. The one-humped divas will be transported from Sydney to the Gold...
Marius Vlad as Lohengrin with the Melbourne Opera Chorus - photo by Robin Halls

Lohengrin

August 10 - Latest Reviews, Opera, Performance
You know it’s a good show when you leave the theatre and suddenly become aware of how weary you feel. You check the time and can’t work out where a smidge over four hours went, but then you remember: Wagner. Richard Wagn...
Opera Australia Parsifal Jonas Kaufmann

Parsifal

August 3 - Opera, Performance
Hailed as the greatest tenor of our time, Jonas Kaufmann returns to Sydney this month to make his Australian operatic debut for Opera Australia, performing the title role in a concert presentation of Wagner’s Parsifal. T...
Opera Australia The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro hits the road

July 4 - Opera, Performance
Following the adventures of a household over one crazy day, Opera Australia presents a new production of Mozart’s brilliant opera, The Marriage of Figaro in a regional tour to Western Australia, Northern Territory ...
Victorian Opera Cunning Little Vixen - photo by Charlie Kinross

Cunning Little Vixen

June 20 - Opera, Performance
The forest comes alive in Victorian Opera’s new production of Leoš Janácek’s Cunning Little Vixen. One of the great masterpieces of early twentieth century music, this rarely-heard opera will be staged for five performan...