Opera Australia

Falstaff – a bit of silliness

Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera, the raucous Falstaff ends with the words, “The whole world is a jest. Man was born…

11 years ago

Taryn Fiebig sings the greats

Throughout February and March, Opera Australia is presenting a special series of concerts featuring the greatest hits from the operatic…

11 years ago

A Masked Ball – Opera Australia

Giuseppe Verdi had a tough time when mounting the opera that eventually became Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball). …

11 years ago

Brisbane welcomes the Winds of the Pacific: South Pacific at QPAC

South Pacific, the epic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, opened on the 2nd January 2013, to a packed audience of Brisbane’s…

11 years ago

Opera Australia’s La Boheme – A sumptuous treat for the eyes and the ears

When watching Gale Edwards’ La Boheme, I can’t help feeling that Opera Australia is bound to drag out this production…

11 years ago

Salome, delightfully debauched

Richard Strauss must have been delighted with himself in creating the opera Salome. Controversial, shocking and lust-laden, I can imagine…

11 years ago

Opera Australia: Emma Matthews’ marvellous madness

The enduring popularity of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor can perhaps be compared to childbirth: the beautiful music and emotional power…

11 years ago

Christine Anu joins the cast of South Pacific

CONFIRMED: Cast Change for South Pacific AussieTheatre can confirm that Australian performer Christine Anu will be joining the acclaimed cast…

11 years ago

Opera Australia sublime again

I had not seen Madama Butterfly by Puccini prior to last night. Nonetheless, to those friends of mine who were…

12 years ago