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Opera Australia gives us a rocking Carmen for the post-#metoo era

The story of Carmen, in the 19th century opera by French composer George Bizet, is, at its simplest, the story of a developing tension between Carmen, a stereotypically racialised woman attempting to break free from society’s impositions and her already-written fate.

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‘It’s a high-wire act. Every choice matters’: Danielle de Niese takes on opera’s most notorious femme fatale

The Australian-born soprano’s version of Carmen is contemporary and emotionally complex: a factory worker in present-day Spain, entangled in a toxic relationship

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Carmen review - feminist take on opera’s notorious femme fatale has swagger and style

Maximalist design, gorgeous music and grim reality come together in a smart, seductive and spectacular production from Opera Australia

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Opera Australia treads brutal Boulevard to a $10m loss

A production of the musical Sunset Boulevard helped drag Opera Australia's finances to an operating deficit of $10.6 million in 2024.

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Candide review – a joyous, dazzling, bonkers satire

Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland TheatreDean Bryant, one of Australia’s greatest directors, coaxes magic out of Voltaire’s novella in an operetta that is both funny and meaningful

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Eucalyptus: The Opera review – luminous adaptation shimmers and pulsates with rhythms of bush

Jonathan Mills’s wondrous score adds a sense of mystery and myth to Murray Bail’s Miles Franklin-winning novel, in this adaptation by Opera Australia and Victorian Opera

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What’s behind the spate of arts leadership departures in Australia? Perhaps a mismatch of values

The past few months has seen the sudden departure of leadership from some of the country’s most prestigious artistic companies: the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre, Opera Australia and the Adelaide Festival.

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New Australian opera Gilgamesh captures the power of one of the world’s most ancient masterpieces

Gilgamesh, a new opera from Opera Australia, Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks, gives a visceral retelling of a story from a forgotten age, exploring ideas of love, tyranny and what it means to be human.

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Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Just weeks after the unexpected exit of artistic director Jo Davies, Opera Australia is spruiking the 2025 program she created.

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Opera Eucalyptus is a lush adaptation of Murray Bail’s novel – with a modern twist

My first curiosities about the new opera Eucalyptus, an adaptation of Murray Bail’s multi-award-winning 1998 novel, were regarding how Ellen and the many stories told to her by her ultimately successful suitor would be portrayed.

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Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies quits nine months into the job due to ‘differences of opinion’

Guardian Australia understands there were disagreements between Davies and the OA board, including over using overseas talent in shows

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Opera artistic director quits, nine months into the job

Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies has quit, effective immediately, midway through her inaugural season with the national company.

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Tosca at Margaret Court Arena review – Puccini opera just survives the stadium treatment

Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, then touringStaged in the cavernous stadium while the State Theatre undergoes renovations, Puccini’s crowd-pleasing masterpiece feels too small for such a big setting

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Opera Australia ready to serve up Tosca at tennis venue

Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne is hosting an opera for the first time, as a lack of venues in the city remains a challenge for Opera Australia.

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Opera Australia grasps The Ring, but plunges to a loss

Opera Australia's groundbreaking production of Wagner's Ring Cycle contributed to another deficit for 2023.

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West Side Story on Sydney Harbour review: like falling in love for the first time

Under a canopy of stars and a backdrop of water, this revival digs deep to uncover the musical’s beating heart

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Jets break a sweat at West Side Story ensemble bootcamp

Ensemble performers must tackle some of the most difficult choreography in musical theatre for Opera Australia's latest production.

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Surgeons to sopranos: Australia Day honours for Hunter's leading lights

What do a wine-making legend and an Oxford don have in common?

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An opera to float your boat: Sydney to be treated to free Puccini at Darling Harbour

Puccini’s one-act opera Il Tabarro will be staged on the 107-year-old Carpentaria, with the orchestra playing on a nearby barge

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Fifteen hours of Wagner: Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle brings big spectacle – and a world first – to Brisbane

The high-tech production took 27 semitrailers to load in – and while tickets aren’t cheap, the marathon pays off

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Nick Afoa: ‘It was make or break – and I broke’

He’s now one of Opera Australia’s shining stars, but Afoa had been on the path to international rugby stardom – before disaster struck

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'Ring nuts' descend on Australia for epic Wagner opera

Wagner's 15-hour Ring Cycle is being staged in Brisbane for the first time, attracting opera buffs from all over the world.

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New era for national opera with Jo Davies' first slate

An acclaimed production of Hamlet is the centrepiece of Opera Australia's first season under the new British artistic director Jo Davies.

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Sunset Boulevard returns starring Sarah Brightman

Soprano Sarah Brightman is returning to the stage to star in the Opera Australia production of Sunset Boulevard.

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From pop to classical to avant-garde: the 15 best Sydney Opera House shows to stream for free

The venue is releasing 50 archival films across the next two months, to celebrate its 50th year. Our editors and critics have selected the top picks

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