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Jo Davies is a grey-haired, fair-skinned, middle-aged woman wearing a grey and black scarf, a grey cardigan and a black shirt. Jo Davies has left Opera Australia under dramatic circumstances as of today.
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Opera Australia Artistic Director quits over ‘differences of opinion’

Jo Davies has abruptly left Australia’s national opera company less than a year after commencing her role.

Performances & Gigs

Opera Australia

The Magic Flute

Opera Australia’s magical new production a guaranteed delight

Performances & Gigs

Opera Australia

Chorus!

Long known as one of the best in the world, the Opera Australia Chorus takes centre stage in this original…

La Rondine. A man in a white tuxedo is sitting a piano. On the right is a blonde woman in a green gown next to it. There is a bouquet of roses on the piano and a large scale picture of roses in the background.
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Opera review: La Rondine, Palais Theatre

A production that celebrated the operatic skill and emotive gusto of leads Kiandra Howarth and Won Whi Choi.

Four soldiers in shadow standing in pairs in the background. In the foreground are two soldiers, crouching on the ground, each one holding a woman in his arms. The women are wearing white gowns.
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Opera review: Così fan tutte, Sydney Opera House 

If you can forgive the problematic sexual politics, 'Così fan tutte' is enormous fun.

Two Remain. Three women are singing. They are wearing blue and white concentration camp stripes underneath beige aprons and head scarves.
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Opera review: Two Remain, fortyfivedownstairs

This premiere Australian production features the true stories of two Holocaust survivors.

A stylised photograph of a naked woman sinking underwater, he long red hair drifting towards the surface.
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Powerful, poignant and a punch to the guts: Breaking the Waves, the opera

Lyric soprano Jennifer Black discusses the joys and challenges of performing in ‘Breaking the Waves’, an opera based on Lars…

Two men on stage singing opera, one with white body paint as a ghost. Hamlet.
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Opera review: Hamlet, Opera Australia

Revenge thriller, psychological drama – this reworking of Hamlet is an emotionally charged and brilliant piece of work.

Candide. Four singers lined up. In the middle are a man in blue shirt and shorts with red braces and a woman in a green strappy 1950s type house dress with a little apron. On either side are two women - one all in orange, including her glasses frames and a wig, and the other the same but in yellow.
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Opera review: Candide, Her Majesty's Theatre

A joyous musical confection and a colourful celebration of self-discovery.

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Opera review: Tosca, Margaret Court Arena

After not bringing staged operas to Melbourne last year, Opera Australia’s production of 'Tosca' wasn’t enough to quench the audience's…

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