Prokofiev’s madcap ‘anti-opera’ opened on Sydney this week. There is an abundance of satire in Tom Stoppard’s wickedly funny English libretto with plenty of belly laughs, fantasy and high camp embedded in a riot of colour. Scroll down to see all 7 images. Images courtesy Opera Australia
“Oh, we’re your real opera buffs! Give us tunes that we can hum!” So plead the Lyricists in the prologue of Prokofiev’s madcap opera The Love for Three Oranges, whilst the Tragedians demand “blood and thunder…sex and souls” and the Comedians angle for “genuine comedy”. Sadly for the Lyricists, Prokofiev did not write many “tunes…
Opera Australia celebrates its 150th performance of the stunningly beautiful production of Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly. Opera Australia acknowledges this milestone with a special performance on Wednesday 25 February, 2015 at which 150 students will have the opportunity to see Madama Butterfly for 150 cents each with no booking fee. To book, students need to go to either Opera Australia’s…