Opera Australia’s 2026 program will feature a new production of La Boheme – the company’s first revamp of the beloved Puccini work in 15 years. Exclusive to Melbourne, the production is one of the ...

Award-winning Greek-Australian soprano Elena Xanthoudakis extends her bel canto repertoire by taking on the starring role in Lucia di Lammermoor, directed by one of Australia’s most accomplished opera ...

The difference is a matter of scale: as the national company, OA is the Fasolt and Fafner of opera, with a pre-pandemic turnover of $130m. Melbourne Opera is, comparatively speaking, a Nibelung dwarf, ...

There were many raised eyebrows and at least one raised middle finger when Opera Australia recently announced its 2023 program. With no operas onstage in Melbourne and just two concert performances, ...