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Tag Archives: Freeze Frame Opera
Reviews
A tower of fun and high notes
29 May 2023
This modern spin on a classic fairytale is an entertaining way to introduce children to opera, writes junior reviewer Saskia Haluszkiewicz.
Features
From Rossini to Rapunzel, with love
23 May 2023
A popular fairytale gets a snip and a makeover in a fun-loving opera for children. It’s just one of the reasons the multi-talented Penny Shaw loves telling stories through music, writes Julie Hosking.
Reviews
Freeze Frame warms with finesse and frivolity
23 March 2023
Freeze Frame Opera knows how to please a crowd, getting the balance of humour and superlative singing just right. Bourby Webster has a great night out.
Reviews
A Christmas caper to cure the Grinch
16 December 2022
Outstanding young artists, a clever Hansel and Gretel and opera royalty are all part of an infectious mix in Freeze Frame Opera’s Christmas delight, writes Emma Jayakumar.
Features
Cream of the crop 2022
15 December 2022
Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.
Reviews
West side story strikes gold with new vein
22 August 2022
An opera in hi-vis? Puccini’s La fanciulla del West translates almost too well to a WA mine site, writes Bourby Webster.
Features
A sellout show to celebrate performing arts in WA
9 August 2022
Once again, the annual Performing Arts WA Awards provided an opportunity to celebrate Western Australia’s rich and vibrant performing arts sector.
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
Reviews
Opera for today
12 March 2022
Freeze Frame Opera are the arts community’s first responders, says Rosalind Appleby. And they have done it again, with a production of La Boheme that couldn’t be more pertinent.
