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The big finish to Wagner's monumental Ring cycle is musically and dramatically strong, engaging and a feather in Melbourne Opera's cap.

Melbourne Opera opened the first of its three full Ring cycles in Bendigo with a Das Rheingold packed with fine performances.

Right from the moment the lights dimmed in the auditorium, the audience was served a feast of the...

TWO major television dramas are being filmed in Bradford.

Treachery and subterfuge abound in the Australian premiere of a new production of Richard Wagner’s otherworldly romance Lohengrin at the State Theatre, Arts Centre in Melbourne. It is a big and bold work – a spectacle – headlined by arguably the world’s most in-demand tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, in a lead role he makes his own…

Melbourne opera lovers packed the State Theatre on Saturday to hear the world’s most celebrated opera singer play his signature role as Wagner’s Lohengrin.

Daniel Sumegi’s rich, mellifluous bass voice booms across even over a Zoom call. Daniel admitted that he is probably more of a bass-baritone these days although he “still has all the (bass) notes” and he is singing the bass role of Heinrich der Vogler (Henry the Fowler) in Opera Australia’s upcoming production of Wagner’s 1850…

Young Melbourne composer-conductor Simon Bruckard’s new opera portrays a visceral demonstration of toxic masculinity - by the Greek god Apollo.

An opera about the end of the world that leaves you feeling uplifted We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Bridget Davies Save Normal text size Regent Theatre, February 3, 5, 7 It’s a paradox of truly operatic proportions. How can a 152-year-old work that’s largely about the end of all days feel timely and ultimately uplifting? The gods depart for Valhalla in Melbourne Opera’s 2021 Das Rheingold. Credit:Robin Halls / MO In Da...