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An ‘invisible opera’: Witness the absurd, dramatic choreography of bustling city square

An ‘invisible opera’: Witness the absurd, dramatic choreography of bustling city square

The Invisible Opera at Federation Square will leave its audience wondering about the line between the bizarrely real, and the really bizarre.

  • by Nick Miller

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Horror result: Opera Australia books $22m loss after COVID-ravaged year

Horror result: Opera Australia books $22m loss after COVID-ravaged year

The company is conducting an in-depth review to reinvent itself and focus on recovery.

  • by Nick Galvin
Expect a rom-com and sex comedy hybrid when new opera lands in Sydney

Expect a rom-com and sex comedy hybrid when new opera lands in Sydney

If it worked in the 17th century, chances are it will engage modern audiences too.

  • by Nick Galvin
He’s the greatest bass singer of his generation – and here’s his secret

He’s the greatest bass singer of his generation – and here’s his secret

Singing almost nothing but Mozart for 25 years was “pure medicine” for his voice, says Italian star Ferrucio Furlanetto.

  • by Barney Zwartz
When the Avalanches met the orchestra: welcome to paradise
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When the Avalanches met the orchestra: welcome to paradise

The Avalanches played through their classic album Since I Left You with a symphony orchestra, and the big question was: how do you improve perfection?

  • by Barney Zwartz, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Mikey Cahill
He’s the hottest tenor in the world – but he’s worried about opera’s future

He’s the hottest tenor in the world – but he’s worried about opera’s future

Jonas Kaufmann is the most bankable tenor in the business. But he says opera is facing an existential crisis, post pandemic.

  • by Nick Miller
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Thrust into the spotlight, Stacey Alleaume is happy to die over and over on stage

Thrust into the spotlight, Stacey Alleaume is happy to die over and over on stage

The young soprano has come a long way from the little girl growing up in Melbourne’s outer east, practising crying in the mirror and begging to join the choir.

  • by Barney Zwartz