Soprano Audrey Luna says singing a note so high gives her an actual high.

Rather than parachute into an opera production, the Melbourne-born soprano and romantic comedy fan prefers to get into the nuts and bolts of her character.

Even with an entire warehouse for a wardrobe, eventually something has to give, which is why Opera Australia will stage the garage sale to end all garage sales this weekend, with more than 2000 wild and wacky outfits for sale.

If you are going to extract bleeding chunks of opera, make it the finest fillet steak.

Victorian Opera's 2018 season, Encounters, brings together grand adventures, tragic love stories, an Australian premiere and charming children's tales.

Opera students presented a witty and clever triple bill of short, one-act operas.

From free public rehearsals to a balcony chorus singing Zadok the Priest, this is Handel for all.

 Peter McCallum casts his eye over the best of the week's classical music offerings.

Four star opera singers, a pianist and a truck stuffed full of theatre magic are touring regional Queensland in Opera Queensland’s latest show.

Wagnerites will rejoice at the inclusion of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, but we miss out on Barrie Kosky's new weird opera, The Nose.

Opera Australia is bringing the best local and overseas talent to the stage in 2018.

A fresh look at a rich though problematic piece.

The opera by British composer Benjamin Britten has long been regarded as a "problem work".

To be, or not to be: that is the question at the 2018 Adelaide Festival, which will feature Australian composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet.

Yes, we have that big white building with sails, but you'll also find opera being performed in pubs, clubs and loos.

Thais, a "courtesan", makes the journey from sin to salvation.

It's been a season of firsts for Boyd Owen.

Pinchgut Opera's winter production often presents events which, history tells us, shaped the development of music.

Hamlet has everything on which opera thrives: murder, love, lust, intrigue, betrayal, revenge – and a ghost. Not to mention a duel, followed by a pile of bodies.

This is a concert of unflagging interest and intellect from two distinctive younger voices and an enduring work from a venerated master.

Economic exigency has dictated shorter and less adventurous OA Melbourne seasons recently, but this co-production with Covent Garden was refreshing.

• Review

Shining performances and some interesting artistic choices make this a splendid double bill from Opera Australia. ★★★★½

The tiny 115-seat Hayes Theatre is getting a big reputation for staging musicals with top talent. Coming soon to the theatre: opera diva Emma Matthews, and musical theatre stars David Campbell and Toby Francis.

Theatre veteran John Bell is enjoying the challenge of directing Opera Australia's Cuban-inspired production of Carmen.