Critic-in-training: Eleanor Wood reviews Rigoletto
Eleanor Wood is reviewing Opera Australia’s Sydney Winter season with guidance from professional critics, Opera Australia’s own music staff and writing professionals.
Getting to know the music of Otello
A stormy night The opera opens with a raging thunderstorm, conveyed in a whirlwind of dissonance and dynamics from the orchestra. The organ holds a dissonant chord, the…
Design: Death, darkness and Don Giovanni
It was in Vienna that director David McVicar and designer Robert Jones discovered the strongest image that would inspire their Don Giovanni. In the catacombs under an…
Insights from a leading lady: Emma Matthews on Rigoletto
Well, Opening Night was wonderful… The nerves stayed under control, and I loved singing the ‘Caro nome’, everything just fitted. My husband spoilt me with 3…
Insights from a leading lady: the final dress rehearsal of Rigoletto
It’s the night after the General Dress Rehearsal. We had an incredible double Stage Orchestral day, where we sang through the Opera two and a half…
Insights from a leading lady: Emma Matthews on the Rigoletto rehearsals III
We asked Emma Matthews to share her thoughts from the rehearsal room ahead of Rigoletto‘s opening on the 26th June. Another terrific day! We started nice and early at the…
Insights from a leading lady: Emma Matthews blogs the Rigoletto rehearsals II
We asked Emma Matthews to share her thoughts from the rehearsal room after today’s first dress rehearsal of Rigoletto. “Today we have a double Piano Dress rehearsal (where the…
Insights from a leading lady: Emma Matthews on Rigoletto rehearsals
We asked Emma Matthews to share her thoughts from the rehearsal room ahead of Rigoletto opening at the Sydney Opera House next week.