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The Operative Word with José Carbó
Why do you do the job that you do? Singing is my passion. Who wouldn’t be happy making a living from what they love doing?Who has influenced you most professionally? Too many people to mention, but...
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Can-can do: Biggins in Orpheus debut
Comedian Jonathan Biggins this month makes his Opera Australia directorial debut in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, a light-hearted operetta that uses humour to communicate its sly...
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Pop-up Spain for Carmen lovers
Imagine Spain popping up next to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens.The idea is not as fanciful as it may sound: this week, after a year of scrupulous planning, Spain will pop up near Mrs Macquaries Chair,...
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Graeme Murphy - Aida
Opera Australia's new staging of Aida is shaping up to be a battle royale. In the red corner, an irresistable force: director Graeme Murphy, more famous as a choreographer of contemporary dance (OK,...
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Emma’s Partenope as passionate & determined as she is
Soprano Emma Matthews reprises the title role of Handel’s Partenope this month. Allerta! chats to her about singing in a variety of musical styles and writing her own cadenzasEmma Matthews in the 2011...
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The Operative Word with Rinat Shaham
Why do you do the job that you do?Opera incorporates all art forms, which is amazing. Everything I wanted to do "when I grow up", exists in this profession. I also like that it's dress-up time for most...
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Partenope? How is that pronounced?
Opera Australia assistant musical directorTony LeggeIn Handel’s version of the story, the heroine (Partenope) is a Trojan princess who survives the war to found the city of Naples. Opera Australia’s...
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Wagner star in Melbourne Verdi debut
There is nothing ordinary about Humble. In the tiny back-stage dressing room where we settle for a chat, she talks about the two months she spent in Bologna studying with vocal and language coaches...
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Sex and surrealism meet in a hilarious tale of love and war
The cast of Christopher Alden's Partenope talk sex, surrealism and acrobatics as they give an insider's perspective on life inside Handel's forgotten opera.By Jennifer WilliamsANY eccentric creative...
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Salome sweeps Green Room Awards
Cheryl Barker and Thomas Hall were both recognised for their portrayals of Salome and John the Baptist in Salome.Opera Australia's acclaimed production of Salome was the big winner at the Green Room...
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MELBOURNE AUTUMN SEASON: IT'S (ALMOST) A WRAP
Graeme Murphy's production of Aida is a dazzling spectacle. Photo: Jeff BusbyTHE MELBOURNE Autumn season closes this week with the ever popular Aida. There are still tickets left to the final few shows...
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Veteran Ring Performer John Wegner's Gallery of Costumes
John Wegner in his more "natural" state.JOHN Wegner is somewhat au fait with the rigours of performing in Wagner’s epic The Ring Cycle. The German-born baritone travels the world performing the roles...
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Diva, interrupted
Opera Australia's leading ladies Cheryl Barker and Emma Matthews explain how they find balance between their lives as in-demand divas and their most important roles: being mums.By Jennifer...
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Rehearsing the Ring cycle: Stuart Skelton explains the wonder of Wagner
Stuart Skelton is performing Siegmund in the Melbourne Ring Cycle for Opera Australia in 2013. Picture: Lisa TomasettiThere’s a certain energy in the air out at the Docklands rehearsal studios, as the...
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Mock auditions put Sydney Conservatorium students in the spotlight
Cathy McCorkill and Gregory van der Struik share tips and experience with interns from the Conservatorium of Music in the Opera Centre's Joan Sutherland Studio The set up is not unlike the audition...
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Giveaway: Five premium double passes to hear Emma Matthews and the MSO in...
Opera Australia Principal Artist Emma Matthews is lending her dazzling top notes to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a glorious celebration of Aaron Copland and Igor Stravinsky’s masterworks in...
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Creative Spaces: Master of the Music (Library)
By Jennifer WilliamsThe window sill is littered with the empty husks of used up white-out tape dispensers. Stacks of music scores line the walls and pencils, worn down to stubs, signify hours of manual...
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Shadow interpreters help bring Oz Opera to deaf audiences
Shadow interpreters get in on the action in the Oz Opera Victorian production of The Barber of Seville. Photo: Albert ComperMaking opera accessible to deaf children was always going to be a challenge,...
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Dinner and ... the opera? Jan Gundlach gives his take on food and the arts
Jan GundlachBy Jennifer WilliamsAfter a gruelling day in the kitchen as an apprentice, Jan Gundlach’s masterchef would often drag his team to the opera, and follow up the experience with an elaborate...
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Gyton Grantley talks all things South Pacific and the transition from screen...
Gyton Grantley in South Pacific in Brisbane last year. Photo by: Kurt SneddonThere’s some distance between the gritty laneways of Melbourne and the sunny shores of the South Pacific, but Underbelly...
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