Opera Australia

Opera Australia offers 200 tickets for 200 cents to celebrate The Barber of Selville’s 200th anniversary

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the world’s most loved comedic opera, Rossini’s The Barber of Selville, Opera Australia…

8 years ago

Why an opera singer’s penis is worth more than a dancer’s

This interesting article from arts writer Andrew Taylor appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald last week. "... on the opera stage, the…

8 years ago

Opera Australia: The Marriage of Figaro

Opera Australia's absolutely splendid The Marriage of Figaro is in Melbourne until the end of November. Premiering in 1786, Mozart's comic opera…

8 years ago

Dame Julie Andrews talks My Fair Lady, 60 years on

My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, opened on Broadway in 1956. 60 years later, the production will be…

8 years ago

The success of the Melbourne Festival

It’s been 48 hours since my last Melbourne Festival show… Although Melbourne’s festival lovers are looking forward to being in…

9 years ago

Melbourne Festival: The Rabbits

The Rabbits is an hour-long opera based on a 1998 children's picture book. Its Melbourne Festival season is sold out and…

9 years ago

BIG news! Julie Andrews to direct a new Australian production of My Fair Lady

We could not possibly be luckier. It was announced this morning that Dame Julie Andrews herself (you know, big time…

9 years ago

Review: Don Carlos, Opera Australia

Don Carlos is Verdi's grandest and, in many ways, greatest opera. Opera Australia's sweeping production – first staged by director Elijah Moshinsky…

9 years ago

Opera Australia announces $20 tickets for first timers

Never been to the opera? Ticket prices too high? Two patrons of Opera Australia have decided to offer $20 tickets…

9 years ago