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'Please refrain from singing': making a guest appearance on stage at the opera
Always dreamt of performing a night in the opera at the Sydney Opera House? Helen Pitt shows you how.
- by Helen Pitt
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Opera Australia's Carmen doesn't follow the rules and it works
From the direction to the design, the production of Carmen magnifies everything from colour to tone.
- by Peter McCallum
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Carmen couple show their confidence on stage
Italian opera singers Roberto Aronica and Veronica Simeoni play the leads in the opera Carmen, which opens this Saturday at the Sydney Opera House.
- by Helen Pitt
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Youthful vitality creates Bohemian rhapsody
Henri Murger’s stories of Bohemian life in 1840s Paris describe the volatile vulnerable vitality of youth, locked out of the prosperity of the French Second Republic with nothing to sell but their talent and beauty.
- by Peter McCallum
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Opera highlights of 2019 show it's all about the voice
Some of the best performances proved you don't need bells and whistles for an excellent evening at the theatre.
- by Bridget Davies
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Rare chance to experience beguiling Chinese opera
This is the first tour of the Legend of the Chinese Song Fairy outside China.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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A night of world-class singing and outrageous fun
Victorian Opera tops off its season with a sparkling production of Rossini's best-loved opera.
- by Bridget Davies
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Vivaldi's vengeful opera finds its missing pieces
While the trope of the evil stepmother is well worn, in Vivaldi's baroque opera Farnace there's some next-level villainy on display.
- by Nicole Elphick
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Beauty among the body bags
Vengeance, bellicosity and seduction drives the plot of Vivaldi’s Farnace.
- by Peter McCallum
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An operatic deal with the devil well worth taking
Opera Australia's current production of Faust boasts the best tenor we've heard this season.
- by Bridget Davies