Opera in the Park returns to the City of Perth in 2019 with West Australian Opera’s production of the Verdi classic La traviata. La traviata tells the story of Violetta, a courtesan with a tragic secret. When she encounters the charming Alfredo, who is besotted with her, Violetta sees the chance for a new life with […]
Don Giovanni | His Majesty’s Theatre | til Oct 27 | ★ ★ ★ ★ West Australian Opera’s 2018 production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni brings life to the legend of the fictional libertine Don Juan, ultimate seducer. This tragi-comedy follows the life of a dark, seductive anti-hero working his way through the women of Europe in the […]
The Cunning Little Vixen | His Majesty’s Theatre | Until 28th April| ★ ★ ★ ½ The WA Opera have boldly staged a work which outside the usual predictable repertoire. Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen is set in a forest and is filled with woodland creatures and forest inhabitants. While most operas are performed in German, French […]
Masterclass | Subiaco Arts Centre | Until Dec 2 | ★ ★ ★ ★ Amanda Muggleton is one of Australia’s great actors, who has time and again, shown us she can deliver the stories of the most intriguing women. Whether it has been in her long running and much loved production of Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine, in her […]
Local opera company OperaBox are delivering a short season of the French opera Manon. First performed in 1884, the work is the best known piece by romantic composer Jules Massenet. It tells the story of a young woman Manon Lescaut who is caught between two potential suitors, a conundrum that forces her to choose between […]
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University has announced that acclaimed soprano Emma Matthews will take on the role of Head of Classical Voice. The highly awarded Australian opera star will commence in the role in January 2018. Since graduating in 1992 from The West Australian Conservatorium of Music (now part […]
Opera and musical theatre stars David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Lisa McCune and Greta Bradman are making a return visit with their widely applauded show From Broadway to La Scala. The musical foursome had a sell out tour of the show in 2015 and it’s set to return to the Perth Concert Hall on Saturday […]
Book in for a special evening at Nedlands Library this June as WA Opera continues their 50th anniversary celebrations. The free event provides an introduction to opera with spoken word performances and live singing to provide an intimate insight into the operatic world. The whirlwind, global musical journey will take people from the beginnings of […]
Tosca | His Majesty’s Theatre | Until Apr 8 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ It’s important to preface this review with the fact that this was my first opera. I have always been a little sceptical; worried that I may not understand the narrative, or that the classic format would be lost on someone raised on Japanese cartoons and […]
Some drag stars like to do Cher or Kylie, many do Liza, they can excel with a tune by Britney. Other dig a little deeper and pull out something from the classics. The Court Hotel became quite sophisticated during Drag Factory on Wednesday night when Ginava took to the stage with a little number from […]
