Blood, Sweat, Opera // Elena Perroni, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we took you backstage with opera stars in our interview series Behind the Curtain. This year, we’re going to take you inside […]
La Traviata
33 thoughts I had while watching La Traviata
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE La Traviata Opera Australia Arts Centre Melbourne, 28 April Act 1 Why is everybody saying that opera is ‘dead’? This […]
(Literally) Live Reviews // Lewis goes to La Trav
Welcome to our CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our new video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in […]
Sylvie goes to La Traviata
BY SYLVIE WOODS La Traviata Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 12 March What’d you miss? Verdi’s wildest party of all An unusual interaction during […]
Rada Tochalna: Sex, psychological tension, and ‘fallen’ women
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Rada Tochalna plays the character of Violetta in La Traviata. The Melbourne soprano dubs Violetta a “high-class call girl” who sells sex and the […]
Live review: Opera Bites does La Traviata
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON La Traviata by Verdi Opera Bites Cello’s Restaurant, The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, March 11 Violetta and her admirer Alfredo move between tables […]
Live Review: La Traviata
BY SPENCER DARBY ‘La Traviata’ by Verdi Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 3 July Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ opened on Friday […]
Australia First: Czech Scenographer Josef Svoboda
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hailed one of the most influential scenographers of the 20th Century, Czech set designer Josef Svoboda’s work is seen in Australia […]
Live Review: La Traviata
BY LUCY RASH AND MEGAN BURSLEM Victorian Opera La Traviata by Verdi Her Majesty’s Theatre, May 17 2014 A great deal of hype has ensued […]