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Forgotten figure gets the royal treatment
Reviews

Forgotten figure gets the royal treatment

1 February 2023

Tenth Muse Initiative gives voice to a once infamous literary figure in a captivating series of opiate-like vignettes. Stewart Smith believes this production outdoes the original opera in every way.

Reading time • 4 minutesOpera
Two people wearing white stand in front of a backdrop of purple flowers. The person standing behind holds the neck of the person in front of her, who gazes up at them with an expression of mixed wonder and horror. Sex, drugs and… opera
The Festival Sessions

Sex, drugs and… opera

24 January 2023

Tenth Muse Initiative is bringing a haunting tale from queer history to The Blue Room Theatre stage this summer, and if you’re new to opera, this could be the place to start.

Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
Three performers, a man, a woman, and a little boy in a grey shirt, are sitting on a bed. The woman shows a medal to the boy, who is looking at it in wonder. A classic children’s story, retold in song
The Festival Sessions

A classic children’s story, retold in song

16 January 2023

What is the best age to start watching opera? Artist Emma Jayakumar is passionate about bringing this revered art form to children, and she’s doing just that at Fringe World 2023.

Reading time • 7 minutesOpera
An elegant woman in a golden off-the-shoulder gown stands at the end of a bed, leaning against a wall. Light shines through flimsy curtains covering a large window to the left, a tree mural covering the back wall of the bedroom. The woman looks sad. It is Samantha Clarke playing Violetta in La Traviata. A star is born in Parisian salon
Reviews

A star is born in Parisian salon

27 October 2022

West Australian Opera’s production of La Traviata is faultless, with an outstanding local cast led by a mega-star in the making, writes Bourby Webster.

Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
Little inventor. A young girl stands next to a large makeshift looking machine holding a hose that is attached it and appearing to point it at someone in front of her in a defensive pose Young minds clear a way to brighter future
Kids

Young minds clear a way to brighter future

2 October 2022

Junior reviewers Isabel and Eddy Greentree appreciate the strong message about the need for change in this lively opera aimed at young audiences.

Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
Our little inventor. A lone figure is seen standing above a throng of opeople, her fist raised in a triumphant pose Powerful local voices sound a call to arms
Kids

Powerful local voices sound a call to arms

2 October 2022

The drought is over at WA Opera as Rosalind Appleby discovers a delightfully diverse opera by a local composer that enthrals children and adults alike.

Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
Reading time • 7 minutesOpera
WA Opera's Tosca. A woman dressed in red kneels on the floor against a blue background. She is casting strong shadow against the wall Passionate Tosca heralds new approach
Reviews

Passionate Tosca heralds new approach

17 July 2022

It’s hard to say which element steals the show in WA Opera’s Tosca, writes Bourby Webster – the set is breathtaking, the singing sublime, and the WA Symphony Orchestra under Rebecca Lang world-class.

Reading time • 6 minutesOpera
Jesse Chester-Browne and Amy Yarham in a scene from Freeze Frame Opera's 'Hansel and Gretel'. Two actors dressed in khaki and green scout/guides uniforms look at a gumball machine. The glass bowl of the machine is filled with bright glowing strands of light and it is topped with a miniature gingerbread house Classic fairytale gets a modern twist
Kids

Classic fairytale gets a modern twist

9 May 2022

Freeze Frame brings opera to a new generation with a light-hearted performance of an old favourite Hansel and Gretel, writes young writer Bethany Stopher

Reading time • 5 minutesOpera

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio