Victorian Opera’s new CEO tells us about her future vision
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW Many artists will be content with cultivating and successfully maintaining just one career in their lifetime. Not so for Elizabeth Hill-Cooper — […]
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Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on
BY CAITLIN VINCENT, LECTURER IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE This article was first published in The Conversation. We’ve picked it up because we reckon […]
Tasman Compton has won the TSO Rising Star Competition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Each year, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra invites young musicians to apply to be the next TSO Rising Star. Last year, 13-year-old pianist […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lydia sees Parsifal (for 4 hours)
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM ParsifalVictorian Opera with the Australian Youth Orchestra and Richard Mills (conductor)Palais Theatre, 20 […]
Australia’s overwhelming response to Richard Gill tribute concert
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Disclaimer: This feature was written under the guidance of the University of Sydney as part of Sylvie‘s studies in publishing. […]
6 things I took away from the world premiere of Lorelei
BY CARISSA DYALL Lorelei Victorian Opera (click here for the full creative team) The Malthouse Theatre, 3 November What’d you miss? Guitar in the […]
This is what it’s like to play in the orchestra for VO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Magical things happen at the opera – there’s no question about that. But there’s also no question that the attention is […]
LIVE REVIEW // Emma sees the Victorian Opera and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
BY EMMA SULLIVAN The Capulets and the Montagues Victorian Opera and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Hamer Hall, 14 September What’d you miss? Two powerhouses arts […]
EVENTS // William Tell with the Victorian Opera
CONTENT COURTESY VICTORIAN OPERA Victorian Opera’s thrilling new production of Rossini’s William Tell (Guillaume Tell) marks the first time in more than a century […]
PHOTOBLOG // Walk with me through Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Welcome to the darkness. In this photoblog, I take you with me into Hobart’s Dark Mofo 2018 – a winter festival defined […]