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Wozzeck review: Nothing succeeds like excess for Kentridge
In a public conversation artist and director William Kentridge said opera is an artform of excess – there is always more going on than you can take in.
- by Peter McCallum
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Collaboration key in Opera Australia production of Alban Berg's Wozzeck
Is Wozzeck, the eponymous soldier-protagonist in Alban Berg's dark opera, truly deranged or is he the only one who can perceive the lunacy that surrounds him?
- by Nick Galvin
Opera reviews
Turandot review: Puccini's last opera crowned by dramatic peaks
Opera Australia's Turandot revival leaves audience breathless, writes Peter McCallum.
- by Peter McCallum
Opera reviews
La Boheme review: seediness makes for a pleasurable seduction
Gale Edward's production shifts the famous opera from Paris to Berlin in a seductive revival, writes Peter McCallum.
- by Peter McCallum
Arts
The year that was: Opera in 2018
The year was a mixed bag with a few star turns along the way.
- by Bridget Davies
What's on
Natalie Aroyan proves there's more to opera than you think
The Armenian-Australian soprano will perform some of the most famous arias of all time at the Sydney Opera House.
- by Nicole Elphick
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Arts
Opera star breathes new life into largely unknown arias
Alaskan-born mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux is one of the unrivalled few to have mastered such a challenging repertoire.
- by Bridget Davies