****Read Man in Chair’s 2016 review of Das Rheingold. **** The wait is finally over! The Melbourne Ring Cycle opens tonight at the State Theatre, now two rows smaller thanks to the […]
Opera Australia: The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013: Das Rheingold
Opera Australia announces Season 2014
Opera Australia has unveiled a star-studded new season featuring a range of acclaimed singers from Australia and around the globe. New productions, some music theatre and a visit from the world’s biggest […]
Opera Australia: Don Pasquale review
Zest and wit abound in this sparkling new production of Donizetti’s classic opera buffa Don Pasquale. A dream cast brings a welcome splash of comic heaven to this otherwise tragedy-laden Sydney winter […]
South Pacific review [Melbourne]
Fresh from its record-breaking Sydney season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific has landed in Melbourne in glorious shape. Tight, humorous, energetic and rapturously melodious, this artistic triumph is brimming with life, romance […]
South Pacific review
Brimming with topical relevance and romantic poignancy, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s dramatic masterpiece South Pacific is back on stage in Australia, in a celebrated and highly awarded staging.
La Traviata Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour review
An artistic triumph on every level, La Traviata cements Australia’s position as an international opera destination. There was trepidation in approaching this outdoor spectacle, a fear that overblown “if you build it, […]
Opera Australia: The Magic Flute review
Re-imagined as a sumptuous family spectacle, The Magic Flute delights with a cavalcade of glorious images.
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