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Iestyn Davies as Orpheus and Samantha Clarke as Eurydice in Opera Australia's production of Orpheus and Eurydice, 2025. Photo: Jeff Busby.
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Orpheus & Eurydice review: a magisterial marvel

Opera Australia’s collaboration with Circa breathes dazzling new life into Gluck’s mythology-mining Orpheus & Eurydice.

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Melbourne's majestic State Theatre set to reopen six months ahead of schedule

Home to opera and ballet, Arts Centre Melbourne’s famed State Theatre will reopen its doors in October 2026.

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Closing: 12 Dec 2025

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2026 season announcements: our rolling guide to the performing arts

Orchestras, recital centres, theatre companies and more: we're compiling a list of 2026 season announcements, to be updated regularly, for…

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Sir Robert William Askin Operatic Scholarship

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Are opera audiences really in decline? Big picture results reveal all

ArtsHub has collated the data on our major opera companies recent attendance figures and financials to reveal some interesting trends.

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SUPREMOS FUEL BITING SATIRE ON MARRIAGE Celebrated operatic couple Cheryl Barker AO and Peter Coleman-Wright AO play out the perfect…

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Franco Zeffirelli’s 'Aida' at Arena di Verona. The photograph hints at the scale of the arena production's opulent set, and depicts cast and chorus members arrayed beneath huge temple-like Egyptian statues and a pyramid.
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Adelaide Oval to host exclusive performances of Franco Zeffirelli’s Aida in 2026  

The late Franco Zeffirelli's arena production of Verdi’s Egyptian-set opera Aida will be performed in Adelaide.

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