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Next month, Brisbane fans of opera are in for a treat! After delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Opera Australia's productions of all four operas in The

Trolls, Devo, The Ring Cycle and Fairy Tales: Best of Brisbane, November 27-December 3.

With December almost upon us, Brisbane - in particular the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Lyric Theatre - is going to be home to some of the

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Newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson seems to be doing a good job putting things in order. Things on Capitol Hill seem calmer than they were a month ago, yet all is not well.

Complementing Wagner's Ring Cycle which is set to commence at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from 1-21 December 2023, Opera Australia, in

Australia’s first female chief justice says she wanted a chance to prove herself. That’s precisely what she did over her long and distinguished career.

When three Australians appear on the same bill at one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, it’s an occasion worthy of celebration.

Much shorter than Richard Eyre’s three-hour plus version for the ROH, Peter Konwitschny’s La Traviata perhaps should be renamed La Trav or L’ Abbreviata. Its breathless sprint over 105 uninterrupted minutes takes more than it gives but there’s an admirable boldness to it all.