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Louisa Robertson: The woman who makes HOSH happen
Louisa Robertson drives a crane on the set of La TraviataExecutive Producer Louisa RobertsonLouisa Robertson, executive producer for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) Carmen, is a woman on a...
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Past the brink of safety: Emma Matthews on the new Lucia
Emma Matthews as LuciaAllerta!:Lucia is one of your signature roles. How has your approach to it developed over the years?Emma Matthews:With maturity comes stamina and the ability to trust one’s own...
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An opera beginner's review of Madama Butterfly
Yes, opera is over-the-top. Yes it takes on the ‘big themes’ and deals with them in an over-simplified and melodramatic way. And, yes, they sing! But I have discovered two great things about...
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A tribute to Dame Joan: the renaming of the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Dame Joan Sutherland as Lucrezia Borgiafrom Opera Australia's 1977 production.The Opera Theatre at the Sydney Opera House has been officially renamed the Joan Sutherland Theatre as a lasting tribute...
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Chorus creates Bohème of many layers
The children's chorus at Cafe Momus in La boheme 2011Members of the women's chorus in Act IIWhen Gale Edwards’ runaway-success production of Puccini’s La bohème opens at the Sydney Opera House on New...
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The Operative Word with John Bolton Wood
John Bolton Wood as Benoit in La bohemeJohn Bolton WoodWhy do you do the job that you do? I have the voice to sing opera, which I love, and the ability to entertain, which is my passion. Who has...
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Creating the mother from hell: Jacqui Dark on singing Strauss' Herodias
Jacqui Dark as Herodias in SalomeJacqui DarkOn stage Jacqui Dark, the wicked Herodias in Gale Edwards’ new production of Strauss’ Salome, now on at Arts Centre Melbourne, is a force of nature who keeps...
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Thrills, fireworks, excitement: Summer season of opera has something for...
Opera Australia's summer season opens with our New Year's Eve performance of La bohemeThe New Year's Eve Opera GalaThe silly season is in full swing: Santa is putting in appearances at wine bars and...
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Meet the masks in A Masked Ball
Chorus members model themasks for Review MagazineWhen you buy tickets to an opera called A Masked Ball, you expect to see masks. Our new production by Spanish company La Fura dels Baus, which opens at...
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2012: The highlights and the hairy moments
Artistic DirectorLyndon TerraciniAllerta!sits down with Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini, who reflects upon the year that was. Allerta!: What was the hairiest moment of 2012? Lyndon...
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Carmen dining a feast of Spanish food
Fresh Catering Santiago Tart with Dried Fruit & Almonds, Catalan Creme with Dark Chocolate & BerriesFresh Catering, the company which catered to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour - La Traviata last...
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The Operative Word with Daria Masiero
Daria MasieroWhy do you do the job that you do?It has been my childhood dream. Music is an expression of emotion which is an expression of life itself. I am so lucky to have the gift to sing.Who has...
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Sailing the stormy Cs
Sailing the stormy CsEnrico Caruso once said that all it takes for a successful performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore, is the four greatest singers in the world. He was exaggerating a little, but it’s...
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The Operative Word with Natalie Aroyan
Why do you do the job that you do? I enjoyed singing from a very young age. Through it I could express myself and be whoever I wanted to be. Singing is not just a job, it’s my home.Who has influenced...
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When opportunity knocks…jump right in
Ask Opera Australia’s new assistant chorus master, Thomas Johnson, how he would describe his first two weeks at the national company, and he bursts out laughing. “Very full on!” he says. And upon...
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‘Delicious but tricky’ - Fyfe on performing Verdi’s Falstaff
For you, Falstaff represents one of many career highlights with Opera Australia. Would you say that it’s your biggest role to date? It’s difficult to compare roles that come from different types of...
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Mud patches, blood spatters and secret tiaras
Afternoon tea with OA’s Head of ArtOne of the most fascinating parts of Sydney’s Opera Centre is its Art Department, hidden away at the end of a steep staircase leading to a rooftop section overlooking...
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Hilaire, non? Jonathan Biggins on Orpheus in the Underworld and Political Satire
One of the downsides of being a political satirist, as I aspire to be, is that you do actually have to take an interest in politics. Given the increasingly dire level of political debate and analysis...
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Opera Australia is saddened to learn of the death of James Strong, who was on the Board of Opera Australia for five years. After this time he stood down from the Board when he agreed with the Federal...
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Sultry Carmen a perfect fit for Sydney Harbour
Opera Australia’s Wardrobe facility is a flurry of activity, with glittering silks, Spanish frills and full-skirted costumes filling every available space. We caught up with costume designer Julie...
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