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The ensemble of 'Follies", dressed in colourful period costume.
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Musical review: Follies, Palais Theatre

Australia’s first ever fully staged production of 'Follies' deserves an extended run.

Three opera singers in Eucalyptus, a bushman in an Akubra, a farmer in shirt, tie and braces, and a young woman in a green dress and light blue coat. Michael Petruccelli, Simon Meadows and Desiree Frahn
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Opera review: Eucalyptus: The Opera, Palais Theatre

Jonathan Mills' opera makes its long-awaited debut in Melbourne.

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.

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Opera review: Galileo, Victorian Opera

A bold and epic new opera from Richard Mills that almost reaches its potential.

The Visitors. Image is three First Nations singers with face paint and a bare tree trunk, wearing dark, grey and brown robes.
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Opera review: The Visitors, Arts Centre Melbourne

Victorian Opera's adaptation of Jane Harrison's novel and play leads audiences to new ways of thinking about opera and Australia’s…

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Opera review: Idomeneo, Palais Theatre

A striking co-production that draws on Greek mythology to offer hope for a new world.

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Victorian Opera and Opera Australia have announced their first ever collaboration

In a year that is light on OA’s Melbourne offerings, a new collaboration between it and VO offers food for…

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What our opera companies have on offer in 2023

Two Wagner Ring Cycles, First Nations and new commissioned works, plus a Gilbert and Sullivan festival, offer some diverse opera…

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Opera review: A Christmas Carol

Victorian Opera’s updated Melburnian take on Dickens’ classic morality tale brings a new perspective to the social problems of our…

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New Artistic Director for Victorian Opera

Stuart Maunder AM is moving states and companies, farewelling State Opera South Australia to lead the flagship Victorian company.

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