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 […]
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5 facts about Verdi with Warwick Fyfe
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Catch up on your Verdi this August 14 when the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra brings prestigious baritone Warwick Fyfe to the state. […]
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 […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Falstaff
BY LUCY RASH AND MEGAN BURSLEM Opera Australia Falstaff by Verdi State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 1 December 2014 It can take a […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Otello
BY SPENCER DARBY Opera Australia Otello by Verdi Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 5 July 2014 Somewhat appropriately after the social media-fuelled […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Rigoletto
BY SPENCER DARBY Opera Australia Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 2 July 2014 In the wake of recent controversy […]
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 […]