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O,D,E. Image: Blue Room Theatre.
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O,D,E review: Sage J Harlow's experimental opera about Orpheus & Eurydice thrills

O,D,E, based on the Ancient Greek story of Orpheus and Eurydice, is a treat for the soul.

The Magic Flute. Image: Andrew Beveridge.
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The Magic Flute review: a first-of-its-kind opera collaboration in Adelaide

State Opera South Australia’s The Magic Flute is opera for our times.

Large cast scene in La La Bohème.
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La Bohème review: now relocated to 1930s Berlin at the Sydney Opera House

La Bohème is an operatic classic that still charms, but shows its age.

The cast of The Marriage of Figaro in costume in a large hall.
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The Marriage of Figaro review: a favourite returns to Sydney Opera House

The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's classic comedy, is never boring thanks to Opera Australia.

A crowd scene in Rusalka.
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Rusalka review: a near-perfect staging of Dvořák's most famous opera

Opera Australia’s new production of Rusalka is opera at its enchanting best.

Colourful cast scene, with a crowd looking on at two women and a man dancing in the middle. Carmen.
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Carmen review: a new look for a classic opera at Sydney Opera House

One of the most famous operas of the 19th century gets a 21st century makeover. 

A glamorous woman in a pink silky gown sits in front of a mirror putting her earrings in. Aphrodite.
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Opera review: Aphrodite, Carriageworks

A collaboration between the Sydney Chamber Opera and Omega Ensemble that favours cerebral engagement over emotional impact.

Large stage scene of 'Samson & Delilah'. In the centre are figures wearing gold costumes. They are surrounded by cast in black.
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Opera review: Samson & Delilah, Palais Theatre

Engaging musical performance meets middling narrative delivery in this traditional interpretation of an ancient story.

British countertenor James Laing as the Refugee in State Opera South Australia's 2025 production, 'Flight'. A distressed-looking man dressed in slightly dishevelled, mostly brown clothing, stands in an airport terminal between two rows of uncomfortable-looking metal and plastic seats. The blue-lit panelled wall behind him evokes the bars of a prison cell, while four curving beams of light projected against the walls increase the impression of this man being trapped or avoiding the spotlight.
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Opera review: Flight, Her Majesty’s Theatre

State Opera South Australia’s ‘Flight’ is opera for our times.

A two-storey structure, with separate rooms. There is a conductor at the front.
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Opera review: Innocence, Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival

A complex and multilayered production about collective guilt and trauma that deployed different languages and singing styles.

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