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A production on stage with a woman sitting inside a carriage shaped like the letter ‘C’. Opera Australian production.
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Opera Australia operating at a $10 million deficit

Opera Australia's latest announcement of significant financial losses is the latest in a long string of problems for the company.

A crowd scene of 'Candide'. The dancing cast is dressed in period costume. There is a faded caravan behind them.
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Opera review: Candide, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

Bernstein’s crowd-pleasing comic operetta will have audiences laughing at the absurdity of extreme ideas.

On the Move is ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings. A young woman practices slackrope walking.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

An opera diva in a big blue dress has her arms up in the air and a small orchestra behind her. Opera For All. Dimity Shepherd.
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Providing a pathway to the ultimate art form – Opera for All

The Opera for All concerts are being seen all over the globe. This week it was Melbourne's turn.

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Opera review: The Barber of Seville, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

Fast-paced and hilarious, Opera Australia’s 'The Barber of Seville' will please opera buffs and newcomers alike. 

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A scene from 'Cinderella' ('Cendrillon') at Royal Opera House 2011; Laurent Pelly’s production has been programmed as part of Opera Australia's 2025 Sydney season. Four performers in horse costumes draw a carriage shaped like the letter C, in which a woman in a white ball gown is singing.
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Opera Australia launches 2025 season with four musicals and homegrown talent

The national opera company’s 2025 season features a mix of accessible and canonical works.

Alfred Lowe and MA Art Prize winning ceramic 'All dressed up I', a large scale blue vessel with a narrow spout and a fluffy pink scarf around it.
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Opportunities and awards

This week's opportunities and awards include Regional Arts Development Fund grants, Opera Australia Young Artist Program, winners of the Queensland…

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.

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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…

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