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The Auckland Philharmonia’s performance of the opera Tristan und Isolde raises the inevitable ‘Wagner question’. But cancel culture is not the answer.
A new production by Kate Gaul does not shy away from pantomime silliness.
Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.
In Rinaldo, Pinchgut Opera deliver a rare synergy of historical and contemporary elements.
On the wall of an orphanage in Venice, a musicologist encountered a fresco featuring an aria written for an opera. She’s since embarked on a project to bring this forgotten music back.
The genre has long been viewed as too exclusive, too expensive and too stuffy. Thanks to video games, that’s starting to change.
Our new research has tracked the gender of artists working at Australian opera companies and found evidence of pervasive gender inequality.
The Finnish composer passed away Friday at the age of 70. She was someone of immense generosity, incisive knowledge and integrity.
After COVID-19 closures, Edmonton Opera presented a contemporary telling of the Greek myth of lovers separated by death.
Performing at the coronation of King Charles III will be just one of many firsts for the activist soprano.
It is 150 years since the birth of the Neapolitan tenor Enrico Caruso.
First performed in 1693, Pinchgut Opera sets this baroque opera in the 20th century – with remarkable relevance to today.
In many countries, helpful background information and context is offered to audiences in the accompanying program – why are Australians missing out?
Many Black audiences are justifiably weary of works about their community told from white perspectives. But authorship isn’t always black and white.
Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan was murdered at a gay ‘beat’ in the 1970s. His death was instrumental in South Australia’s decriminalisation of male homosexual acts.
Most of my work takes place in the lab. But recently I became involved with an organisation which allows me to connect with the very people who could one day benefit from my research.
Over 15 seasons, 90% of all opera productions at The Royal Opera credited a male director.
Mzilikazi Khumalo was a brilliant linguist with a stellar career in music. These achievements are extraordinary considering the obstacles he faced throughout his career.
She was a feted opera singer, and Australia’s first celebrity. But there were many sides to Nellie Melba, a complex, clever businesswoman with a rather contemporary take on fame.
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Associate Professor of Vocal Studies and Opera, University of Sydney
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