All posts tagged "opera"

Opera Review: Voss

A glorious celebration of Australian art.

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Voss Journeys Back To The Stage From Beyond

The great Australian opera Voss finally returns to the stage after 30 years in the wilderness for a one-night-only, once-in-a-lifetime concert this coming Saturday 7 May 2022 at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide. After nearly losing the project to multiple postponements in Melbourne and Adelaide in 2021 due to COVID, State Opera South Australia and Victorian […]

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Adelaide Festival Review: The Golden Cockerel

This production of The Golden Cockerel is an absolute visual and aural feast.

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Theatre/Opera Review: The Barber of Seville

Opera on steroids!

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First Announcement For The 2022 Adelaide Festival: Barrie Kosky’s The Golden Cockerel Gives Audiences A Kosky Trifecta!

Adelaide Festival announces the triumphant return of Australia’s most celebrated international opera director Barrie Kosky with his latest masterpiece, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel

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Opera Review: The Tell-Tale Heart

Sublimely terrifying!

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Theatre/Opera Review: Love Burns

Composer Graeme Koehne, well known for his ballets and orchestral work, combined with talented writer Louis Nowra to write this chamber opera for the Adelaide Festival of Arts 1992.

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Festival Review: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in Recital with Konstantin Shamray

On Tuesday evening Cohen performed in recital with internationally acclaimed pianist Konstantin Shamray.

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Festival Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: An Opera by Benjamin Britten

This production of Britten’s operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is like no other.

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Theatre Review: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Musical material ranges from opera to pop, via country and music theatre, with a pinch of rock thrown in for good measure.

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Opera Review: Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly started its life in New Zealand, went for a sabbatical in Seattle, and has landed in Adelaide with a stellar cast that brings to life Kate Cherry’s emotionally truthful and heart-rending production.

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Opera Review: The Mikado

The State Opera’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta is a sparkling version that verges on anime.

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State Opera’s New Madama Butterfly Soars Into Australia For The First Time

An exquisite new production of Puccini’s legendary opera Madama Butterfly lands in Australia at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from 14 November until 23 November 2019.

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Theatre Review: From Broadway to La Scala

From Broadway to La Scala began life as one series of concerts with David Hobson and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. It has since morphed into a brand. It’s a simple and incredibly successful format: a group of (mostly) classical singers, put on a concert of works from both opera and musicals.

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Interview: David Hobson

Beloved Australian tenor David Hobson is returning to Adelaide in the new production of From Broadway to La Scala. Hobson caught up with Glam for a chat about the show, and all things musical theatre.

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Opera/Theatre Review: Boojum!

A representation of the musings and recollections of a man who wrote nonsense has to venture into the absurd. Although a reflection on the life of Rev C L Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, the tale is not factual

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Opera Review: Cunning Little Vixen

Leoš Janáček wrote Cunning Little Vixen in1924; it is a work of incredible beauty in the true minimalist form that was his unique signature.

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Adelaide Fringe

Fringe Review: Tosca

The theme of love and jealousy is familiar in operas; but Puccini does it so well and with beautiful music, well worth a visit by music lovers.

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Guides

Your Guide To The Top Tickets To Gift This Christmas

As I’m sure you’re well aware, Christmas is only a week away. Still going with your Christmas shopping? Instead of buying something that could just be relegated to the back of the cupboard, why not gift an experience?

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