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 […]
Victorian Opera
Dark Mofo’s opera will gender-swap its cast
BY CELINE CHONG Edgy. Provocative. Confronting. Young bass baritone Jeremy Kleeman has certainly stuck his foot in the door of the Australian opera scene, […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER This week, we are relieved to hear some promising news from our friends at Limelight Magazine. We also share a particularly […]
Live review: Sleeping Beauty @ Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Sleeping Beauty (Dark Mofo) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Victorian Opera Theatre Royal, 10 June What’d you miss? Creepy puppets Skillful […]
“Say yes to everything and figure it out later”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jazz or opera? Say yes to both, and sort it out later. That’s the philosophy of young singer Georgina Darvidis, who is making […]
CutCommon shortlisted for 2017 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award
The CutCommon team is thrilled to be shortlisted for the Classical:NEXT 2017 Innovation Award! CutCommon appears as one of 10 finalists who have been selected […]
Simon Bruckard on conducting with Victorian Opera
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Repetiteur and conductor Simon Bruckard, 25, is part of the Victorian Opera’s Professional Development Program following his graduation from the Master […]
A chat with Carlos E. Barcenas, young opera star
BY LUCY RASH Young tenor Carlos E. Bárcenas continues his rise through the ranks of opera royalty in Victorian Opera’s latest production of Lucia Di […]
Live Review: Lucia di Lammermoor
MADELINE ROYCROFT Lucia di Lammermoor Victorian Opera Her Majesty’s Theatre, 12 April Melbourne’s opera-going masses cram into Her Majesty’s Theatre to witness Jessica […]
Live review: Banquet of Secrets
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Banquet of Secrets Victorian Opera Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, 1 March Catching up with old friends can often be bittersweet. […]