Fancy a COVID-safe trip to Spain? West Australian Opera’s production of The Barber of Seville does not fail to delight, says Sandra Bowdler, despite some uneven spots.
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Reviews
A beautiful but chilling return to live opera
23 October 2020
The West Australian Opera has returned to the stage with a stellar local cast but Rosalind Appleby says the beauty doesn’t mask the darkness in ‘Cosi fan tutte’.
Reviews
Orchestra returns in full force
5 October 2020
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has returned to the stage, bringing the blast of sunshine we needed after a long dark year. Rosalind Appleby reviews the first concert back at the Perth Concert Hall.
Features
The COVID wheel of fortune
3 August 2020
Perth conductor Jessica Gethin comes full circle as she makes her debut with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in what will be an emotional return to the stage. Rosalind Appleby reports.
Event
Music: Handel’s Messiah
3 November 2019
21 December @ Perth Concert Hall · Presented by Perth Symphonic Chorus · Handel’s Messiah is a musical rite of passage for the Christmas season. Directed …
Reviews
Magnificent Macbeth
21 October 2019
Review: West Australian Opera, Macbeth ⋅
His Majesty’s Theatre, 19 October ⋅
Review by Sandra Bowdler ⋅
Reviews
A magnificent night at the opera
21 October 2018
Review: West Australian Opera, Don Giovanni · His Majesty’s Theatre, 20 October · Review by Leon Levy · The conductor Hans Richter, when asked to nominate …
