This week for the WA Opera’s Ghost Light Opera series Fiona Campbell and Emma Matthews sing Duo Des Fleurs from Lakmé accompanied by Tommaso Pollio. The flower duet from Lakmé, set early in the opera and revealing nothing more than two girls picking flowers, has become one of the most well-known pieces of music on the […]
Hansel and Gretel | Supreme Court Gardens | 22nd Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ WA Opera presented their annual Opera in the Park event on Sunday night and it was a fun and frolicking affair with Hansel and Gretel. Performed in English, the opera is a light hearted and comical telling of the Grimm brothers classic fairytale, […]
The Riders | WA Opera | His Majesty’s Theatre | Until Sat 16th April | ★ ★ ★ Unlike most opera ‘The Riders’ is a new work. Loosely based on a Tim Winton novel, it has an Australian identity, although all the action is based in Europe. Unlike most opera it’s in English rather than French, […]
