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Opera review: Satyagraha in Concert, Opera Australia

An excellent show of musicality from cast and orchestra, but a divisive musical style and modern political dilemmas may put…

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Opera review: The Pirates of Penzance, G&S Fest

Featuring clever staging, colourful costumes, cheeky comedy and beautiful work from the ASO and SOSA, this production is a delight.

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Australia’s first-ever festival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s works opens in Adelaide

A 10-day festival celebrating the comic genius of Gilbert and Sullivan is attracting new audiences and die-hard supporters.

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Opera review: Ferruccio Furlanetto In Concert, Melbourne Recital Centre

A world-class performance that is a bitter reminder of Opera Australia’s slim pickings in Melbourne this year.

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The vision needed to curate a successful music festival

Roland Peelman, Artistic Director of the Canberra International Music Festival, gears up to present a powerful 2023 festival with a…

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Radical optimism on the island

The final festival from Lindy Hume saw artists making a range of important statements about their life experiences.

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Opera review: Melbourne, Cheremushki, Arts Centre Melbourne

An aggressively Melbourne (tote bag included) version of the Russian original opera.

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Wagner's monumental Ring Cycle comes to regional Victoria

In an historic first, Melbourne Opera is opening its production of the Ring Cycle at the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo.

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Victorian Opera and Opera Australia have announced their first ever collaboration

In a year that is light on OA’s Melbourne offerings, a new collaboration between it and VO offers food for…

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Shepparton Festival’s new direction raises the culture stakes

As one of Australia’s major regional arts festivals, Shepparton Festival is building on its multicultural heritage and demographical changes to…

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