Opera Australia Insights into… ‘Tosca’

Opera Australia Insights into… ‘Tosca’

Preview Opera Australia’s new production of Puccini’s Tosca, directed by John Bell. ‘Tosca is the drama of Tosca, Scarpia and Cavaradossi, and you need three excellent singing actors to bring that drama to life”, says Lyndon Terracini, Artistic Director of Opera Australia. ” John Bell, with his long history as a theatre director is ideal for such…

Opera Australia Insights into… ‘The Force of Destiny’

Opera Australia Insights into… ‘The Force of Destiny’

Come along to The Opera Centre for a sneak peak at the production of Opera Australia’s The Force of Destiny, which opens at the Sydney Opera House on 29 June. Directed by Tama Matheson, the production features soprano Svetla Vassileva, who portrays Leonora in her Opera Australia debut. Acclaimed tenor Riccardo Massi plays Don Alvaro…

Simon says “See Falstaff”

Simon says “See Falstaff”

Image by Branco Gaica, courtesy Opera Australia. Opera Australia’s production of Falstaff opens in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House tonight, Friday February 15th, in its continuing ‘Verdi-fest’. Based on Shakespeare’s comic play The Merry Wives of Windsor, this production is directed by Simon Phillips and conducted by Antony Walker. Warwick Fyfe…