What the critics & the audience thought: Anything Goes
“Anything Goes is a deliciously effervescent soda pop laced with a sharp shot of bourbon.” ★★★★ – HERALD SUN “Riotous entertainment … this production rides high on the…
Cheat Sheet: La Traviata
A courtesan dying of consumption – can you think of a better subject for an opera?
Cheat sheet: Don Carlos
Everything you need to know about Verdi’s take on the passions of the Spanish royal family. Who was the composer? Giuseppe Verdi – the most famous…
What you said: audience responses to Aida on Sydney Harbour
Once again i absolutely loved @OperaAustralia #operaharbour production of #Aida it was just brilliant. pic.twitter.com/j1HJquz7bx — Cooper Sheppard (@CooperSheppard) March 29, 2015 @operaaustralia a triumphant…
The food bloggers tour of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Last week Fresh Catering invited Sydney’s top food bloggers to taste their way through northern Africa and the Middle East at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour.…
Who’s who in Don Carlos: A Character Guide
It’s like Game of Thrones in the Spanish Court – a complex web of power, sex, religion and politics. Meet the characters of Verdi’s Don Carlo.
NIDA and Opera Australia launch new initiative
Opera Australia has partnered with the National Institute of Dramatic Art to deliver a new course, the Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services. The six-month…
What the critics said: Aida on Sydney Harbour
“The most spectacular harbourside production so far” The Australian (paywall) “A bold, sumptous vision … Aida is a work that begs for a large canvas and…