La bohème – Giacomo Puccini Opera Australia, 6 January 2016 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House Once again, the Opera Australia summer season features a revival of Gale Edwards’s production of La bohème which has been presented every year since its premiere in 2011. These continual revivals presumably make good financial sense by attracting…
This week it is the turn of Opera Australia to unveil the programme for its 60th year. It is a rich and varied programme with several new commissions alongside traditional opera – there are Australian works, two operas by Verdi and two by Bizet. A new McVicar production of Cosi fan tutte completes Sir David’s…
Opera Australia Young Artist soprano Natalie Aroyan will give a recital centred around the Art Songs of Richard Strauss whose 150th birthday is being celebrated this year. Accompanied at the piano by Andrew Greene, Natalie Aroyan’s recital will include his first collection of printed songs, published as his Opus 10, which contains some of his…