Opera

Sector responds to National Opera Review
Contention over call for an additional $24.1 million funding for the major opera companies.

Opera companies face major overhaul
One company should be put on notice, another bumped up and $24 million should be injected into opera, recommends the…

West Australian Opera celebrates its 50th anniversary
Celebrate West Australian Opera's 50th Anniversary in 2017 by taking out a season subscription - tickets now on sale.

Opera and circus: strange bedfellows
Contemporary art form meets 17th century tradition; an unlikely pairing rich with potential.

Carmen: Opera Australia
Carmen gets new life with a decent dose of colour straight from the streets of Cuba, joining the new chic…

Turandot: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
A fire breathing dragon, fireworks, projections, craned-in singers and dancers as human streamers – Turandot amps up the spectacle

Opera in the Park 2016: Gianni Schicchi
Signor Puccini would surely have been proud to see such a well-produced and realised interpretation of his work.

Why we need to cancel Opera Australia’s national status
Opera Australia is not really a national company. It should become the State Opera of NSW and support should be…

Cloudstreet: an opera in Australian vernacular
Audiences won't need subtitles for a new opera, based on Tim Winton’s iconic novel set in suburban Perth and populated…

Opera costing more, losing audiences
The Federal Government pays an average of $60 for ticket-holder but opera is still losing both money and audiences. At…