Lyric Opera Presents THE JAPANESE PRINCESS
Delightful By Joanna Simmons Lyric Opera presents the first in its’ trio for the 2017 season, and Camille Saint Saens’ The Japanese Princess is a wonderful choice of work. Having never been performed...
View ArticleVictorian Opera Presents THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA
Clever, charming and tons of fun By Leeor Adar Squeals and giggles erupted from the audience of Victorian Opera’s The Princess and the Pea on Saturday afternoon. The audience is very young – the...
View ArticleVictorian Opera Presents CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
Wonderfully weird and charming By Caitlin McGrane Victorian Opera’s production of Leoš Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen is a deeply moving portrayal of youth, the passage of time, and the pain of loss....
View ArticleReview: William Tell
Victorian Opera does justice to Rossini’s monumental opera By Leeor Adar For having one of the most recognised overtures globally, it is a surprise to learn that Rossini’s William Tell left Australian...
View ArticleReview: Pelléas and Mélisande
Elemental and mysterious – Victorian Opera faithfully restages Debussy classic By Lois Maskiell The cruelly romantic Pelléas and Mélisande as produced by the Victorian Opera is an enchanting and loyal...
View ArticleReview: The Rug
A satirical dissection of the angry white man By Samuel Barson An angry white man has a tantrum about how difficult it is being a white man. No, this is not parliamentary question time, this is Ben...
View ArticleReview: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Opera Australia mounts Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg trading comedy for grandeur By Leeor Adar One can rarely prepare for the grandiosity of a Richard Wagner opera; it takes the gargantuan ego of...
View ArticleReview: The Selfish Giant
A giant production with so much to love By Narelle Wood Victorian Opera Youth Opera brand new work, The Selfish Giant – based on the Oscar Wilde short story of the same name – is sure to become a...
View ArticleReview: The Barber Of Seville
Just as enjoyable two centuries on By Owen James For two performances only this December, Victorian Opera have brought one of the most famous operas to life at the Melbourne Recital Centre – The Barber...
View ArticleReview: Salome
A disturbing opera, masterfully presented By Narelle Wood Victorian Opera opens its 2020 season with a performance of Richard Strauss’s unsettling Opera Salomé, based on Oscar Wilde’s play by the same...
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