Culture
Opera
From my teens to my 40s, I learnt that heartbreak can happen at any time
Opera Australia’s Shane Placentino opens up about his grandmothers, being one of the few male dancers at school, and the beauty of love.
- by Jane Rocca
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Words cannot do justice to this ecstatic music
The genius of Bach leads the audience home in this sparkling concert.
- by Jill Sykes, Peter McCallum and Harriet Cunningham
How an ancient legend about doomed lovers still has urgent lessons to teach
While it’s an ancient story, the key themes of The Butterfly Lovers are still achingly relevant – about how society often stands in the way of ambition and love.
- by Elizabeth Flux
‘Not healthy for me or the company’: Outgoing Opera Australia boss on his shock exit
The news of Lyndon Terracini’s shock early departure from Opera Australia comes after a string of recent resignations at the troubled company.
- by Nick Galvin and Elizabeth Flux
New Opera Australia chair ready to tackle company’s ‘many challenges’
Once described as “the most feared man in business”, Rod Sims is ready for OA to be less Sydney-focused, more collaborative and to tell more Australian stories.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Decades in the making and a 15-hour run time – now, epic opera is headed to Bendigo
Four operas. Fifteen hours. One theatre. Wagner’s epic Ring is playing out in Bendigo next year, and it’s already well on its way to being sold out.
- by Patricia Maunder