Leah Purcell has told the story of The Drover’s Wife across play, novel, film and now opera. Each form has extended its political and emotional reach.
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Due to the vagaries of her music manuscripts and the historical neglect of women composers, Bembo and her opera were overlooked for centuries.
Opera singer, producer and librettist Caitlin Vincent explores big questions about her art form in Opera Wars – a lively book bristling with ideas.
Is opera dying? Do people care? What does it need to survive? Where will new audiences come from? Our experts assess the state of opera in the UK.
The response has highlighted a disconnect between the feelings of people in these industries, and their ability to address the challenges ahead.
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
Updated management practices and monetized digital production could help opera companies rely less on subscriptions and big donors for revenue – bolstering budgets.
Opera Australia’s new production of Turandot has elements of staging and singing to commend – but nothing quite comes up to the level of Young Woo Kim.
Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is given a significant new production from State Opera South Australia, West Australian Opera and the Irish National Opera.
Bryan Brown shines in the new film which, although occasionally clunky, will appeal to fans of the opera and Australian cinema.
The story behind Shostakovich’s 1934 opera is pretty dramatic itself.
Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, this Carmen is defined by many degrees of contrast: a contemporary retelling of the 19th century opera.
Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite reimagines the mythological goddess for the modern age, in a production that is both visually stunning and musically engaging.
Angelina Jolie gives an inspired performance as opera singer Maria Callas, who suffered from an inflammatory condition called dermatomyositis.
From Opera Australia, Sydney Chamber Orchestra and Carriageworks, Gilgamesh, is a visceral retelling of a story from a forgotten age, exploring ideas of love, tyranny and what it means to be human.
The new opera is a co-production by Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, and the Perth Festival and Brisbane Festival.
The Auckland Philharmonia’s performance of the opera Tristan und Isolde raises the inevitable ‘Wagner question’. But cancel culture is not the answer.
A new production by Kate Gaul does not shy away from pantomime silliness.
Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.
In Rinaldo, Pinchgut Opera deliver a rare synergy of historical and contemporary elements.
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