Adding another layer to Melbourne’s burgeoning independent opera scene, BK Opera distinguishes themselves with a fine performance of Massenet’s romantic tragedy Werther.
BK Opera: Werther review
Victorian Opera: The Princess and the Pea review
Victorian Opera presented another authentic introductory opera experience with this highly accessible, sweetly amusing production of The Princess and the Pea.
Lyric Opera of Melbourne: The Japanese Princess review
Lyric Opera of Melbourne continues to enrich the local opera scene with eclectic selections that are beautifully produced. The Japanese Princess is a charming beginning to the company’s 2017 season.
Melbourne Opera: H.M.S. Pinafore review
Let’s Give Three Cheers and One Cheer More for the hardy team at Melbourne Opera. This skillful, lovingly reverential production of H.M.S. Pinafore is the sparkling gem that Melbourne Gilbert and Sullivan […]
Victorian Opera: The Sleeping Beauty review
Victorian Opera is at its imaginatively creative best with this beautifully realised and gorgeously sung production of Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty.
CitiOpera: Il Trovatore review
Beloved Verdi classic Il Trovatore makes an all too rare Melbourne appearance in this ambitious production by CitiOpera.
Victorian Opera: ‘Tis Pity review
Beginning their 2017 season, Victorian Opera, continues their admirably prolific output of original material with ‘Tis Pity: An Operatic Fantasia on Selling the Skin and the Teeth.
2016 Opera Year in Review
The mighty Melbourne Ring Cycle dominated the 2016 year of opera, with an entertaining assortment of productions seen throughout the preceding months.
Opera Australia: Götterdämmerung review [Melbourne Ring Cycle 2016]
In an electric performance of Götterdämmerung, the mighty Melbourne Ring Cycle concludes as it began, with glorious singing, meticulous direction and innovative staging.
Opera Australia: Siegfried review [Melbourne Ring Cycle 2016]
The heroism of Siegfried plays out in a highly theatrical setting as Opera Australia’s addictively compelling Melbourne Ring Cycle continues.
