Search Results
The 2020 Opera and Fine Music calendar
From the world premiere of a new opera by Tim Finn and a significant exploration of women’s contribution to classical…
Busting opera wide open: the Pinchgut revolution
Ditching the curtain, delivering surpluses, and winning international awards, Pinchgut is a young company changing the face of opera in…
The feminist opera destroying the 'witches, bitches, britches' archetype
An opera staged in a bathroom is delivering an important message about gender roles and equality.
What is the future of opera?
A three-day forum in Brisbane will interrogate the operatic form and consider opera’s place in contemporary culture.
Rendered speechless: how a wordless opera came to be
Propelled by the Human Rights Commission Report into Children in Immigration Detention, Cat Hope’s opera transcends the political to create…
Metamorphosis: How a visual artist became an opera designer
Artist-come-designer Mark Thompson has created the sets and costumes for Opera Australia’s new production ‘Metamorphosis’, based on Kafka’s iconic novel
Where is the great Australian opera?
It is vital for the health of opera as an art form that new Australian work is both presented and…
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?
Opera and circus: strange bedfellows
Contemporary art form meets 17th century tradition; an unlikely pairing rich with potential.
Australian opera – a dying art?
Diminution, diversification, hybridity and new audiences are essential if opera is to thrive in the 21st century.
