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New executive will 'wrench' opera company 'into the 21st century'

An Executive Director and Artistic Director have been announced as the new executive team at the State Opera of South…

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More jobs for local opera singers? Govt supports National Opera Review

Opera companies that don’t employ an ‘appropriate balance’ of Australian singers could be fined up to $200,000.

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From opera to fringe: challenging art form stereotypes

Opera is expensive and elitist, while 'fringe' is code for 'second rate'. Why to do such stereotypes endure?

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State Opera AD resigns abruptly

Personal reasons have been cited for the Artistic Director’s unexpected departure.

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OperaQ’s new artistic director will woo new artists and audiences

'If you're not developing the form in new and different ways, then I think you’re failing as an arts organisation,'…

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Opera furore rages on as creatives decry Carmen changes

Opera Australia’s claim to have remounted the Handa Opera production ‘as true to [its] original format as possible’ has been…

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Creatives slam Opera Australia

The lead creatives of Opera Australia’s Handa Opera production of Carmen on Sydney Harbour are angry that they have been…

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Saul

The acclaimed, much-awaited, sold-out production of Handel’s Saul was the opening night highlight of the 2017 Adelaide Festival.

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Tosca: Opera Australia

Tosca was a box office success from the start, first performed in 1900 in Rome. This production promises that success…

Opinions & Analysis

Opera needs to evolve

The recent National Opera Review concentrated on the big fish - but innovation is often found with independent artists.

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