There were many raised eyebrows and at least one raised middle finger when Opera Australia recently announced its 2023 program. With no operas onstage in Melbourne and just two concert performances, ...

The difference is a matter of scale: as the national company, OA is the Fasolt and Fafner of opera, with a pre-pandemic turnover of $130m. Melbourne Opera is, comparatively speaking, a Nibelung dwarf, ...

Award-winning Greek-Australian soprano Elena Xanthoudakis extends her bel canto repertoire by taking on the starring role in Lucia di Lammermoor, directed by one of Australia’s most accomplished opera ...

OPERA Australia is bringing its biggest ever show, Wagner’s Ring Cycle, back to Melbourne to celebrate the company’s 60th birthday next year. Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle will return to Arts Centre ...