All posts tagged "State Opera Chorus"

Opera Review: La Traviata

A musical and theatrical feast

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Theatre Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd! State Opera is back with a vengeance courtesy of Mr Todd.

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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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Gilbert And Sullivan’s Most Famous Comic Opera Comes To Adelaide

The Mikado – Gilbert and Sullivan’s most famous comic opera – plays at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre from 9 November until 23 November 2019 in a brilliant new production for State Opera South Australia.

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Opera Review: The Merry Widow

The latest production by the State Opera of South Australia is a magical concoction of song, dance and colour. Written by Hungarian composer Franz Lehar in 1905 The Merry Widow has enjoyed popularity right up to today.

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Opera Review: The Mastersingers Of Nuremburg Act III

Set in 16th Century Nuremburg, the story explores the annual song competition and rivalries of the Guilds that controlled the city. Pogner, the goldsmith, will give his daughter’s hand in marriage to the winner of the song contest, Walther von Stolzing wishes to take part but fails to understand the archaic rules and regulations that surround the entrants. He is, of course, already in love with Eva. Hans Sachs, the shoemaker, schools him in the requirements and encourages the newcomer to share his ideas. This brings us to Wagner’s main theme, what is art and how do we define it?

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Adelaide Festival

Festival Review: Hamlet

This Hamlet is written by Brett Dean, but contains much of Shakespeare’s well-known text. The libretto is by Matthew Jocelyn and the music is complex. This is a Glyndebourne Festival Opera production, brought to Adelaide for the Festival of Arts.

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Opera Review: Verdi Spectacular

Accompanied by the delightful explanations and insights of conductor Stephen Mould, this journey through a small portion of Verdi’s work is a delight.

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Opera review: Tosca

State Opera in collaboration with the Welsh National Opera present Puccini's masterpiece 'Tosca'.

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Verdi’s Dramatic Choral Masterpiece To Grace The Adelaide Stage

Verdi’s immense and powerful Requiem will be presented by State Opera of South Australia (SOSA) for two nights only at Adelaide Festival Theatre this August.

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Devilish Theatrics Set To Captivate In State Opera SA’s Faust

Arts lovers will have the opportunity to experience the dance, theatre and musical spectacular, 'Faust', featuring devilishly charming super star, Teddy Tahu Rhodes.

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Opera Review: Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni can tip the opera agnostics over into being believers. This version is certainly capable of doing just that.

State Opera 2015 Season Launched

SOSA has launched their 2015 season, featuring much-loved classics like Don Giovanni, Faust and the Verdi Requiem, and a number of smaller works.

State Opera Magical Weekend in the Forest

Greta Bradman, one of Australia’s leading young sopranos, will be joined by internationally acclaimed Australian tenor Rosario La Spina to perform under the canopy of the magnificent Bundaleer Forest in Jamestown at the Bundaleer Festival, on March 22 to 24.

Review: Fidelio

This is definitely a work that should be in every opera lover’s diary this week. This production is filled with superb performances, from the principals through to every member of the chorus.

Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux Enfers)

State Opera have found a winning approach to Offenbach’s operetta that is sure to win friends and influence people, but be prepared for aching ribs, because this production will have you laughing your head off. You might just want to see it twice.

Carmen

Mezzo-soprano, Milijana Nikolic, is nothing short of stunning in the title role, giving a performance by which future productions will have to be judged.