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Lee Abrahamsen (Isolde) © Ben Fon | Fon Photography

Melbourne

BK Opera’s Tristan and Isolde impresses in outer Melbourne

By Sandra Bowdler, 29 October 2026

A compelling if musically pared down Tristan und Isolde in Melbourne, with singing to die for

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Melbourne

29 Oct 2026

BK Opera’s Tristan and Isolde impresses in outer Melbourne

By Sandra Bowdler

Warwick Fyfe (Hans Sachs) and Lee Abrahmsen (Eva) © Robin Halls

Melbourne

A stunning Meistersinger from Melbourne Opera

By Sandra Bowdler, 16 February 2025

After its Bendigo Ring, Melbourne Opera brings off another artistic coup with a fabulous performance of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Melbourne's splendid Royal Exhibition Building.

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Melbourne

16 Feb 2025

A stunning Meistersinger from Melbourne Opera

By Sandra Bowdler

Bendigo

Stunning Walküre in Melbourne Opera's Ring cycle in Bendigo

By Sandra Bowdler, 26 March 2023

Melbourne Opera's Walküre outdoes expectations, with really splendid singing and all-round performances, led by Lee Abrahmsen's Sieglinde.

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Bendigo

26 Mar 2023

Stunning Walküre in Melbourne Opera's Ring cycle in Bendigo

By Sandra Bowdler

Bendigo

Melbourne Opera's Ring opens with Rheingold in Gold Rush Bendigo

By Sandra Bowdler, 24 March 2023

A strong opener to Melbourne Opera's all-Australian complete Ring, the first to be performed outside a state capital, in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo.

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Bendigo

24 Mar 2023

Das Rheingold in Gold Rush Bendigo

By Sandra Bowdler

Melbourne

A marvellous Walküre from Melbourne Opera

By Brian Angus, 09 February 2022

Melbourne Opera have done a magnificent job with this Die Walküre production. Everything about it has succeeded. And maybe in Zara Barrett they have discovered a new Brünnhilde.

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Melbourne

09 Feb 2022

A marvellous Walküre from Melbourne Opera

By Brian Angus

Melbourne

Melbourne Opera mines Australian talent in new Rheingold

By Sandra Bowdler, 08 February 2021

Melbourne Opera has produced a critically and popularly successful Das Rheingold, which bodes well for the planned development of a full Ring cycle over the next four years.

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Melbourne

08 Feb 2021

Melbourne Opera mines Australian talent in new Rheingold

By Sandra Bowdler

Melbourne

Tannhäuser brings a new dimension to Melbourne Opera

By Brian Angus, 17 August 2016

A milestone event in the short life of Melbourne Opera has been a production of Tannhäuser in which soprano Lee Abrahmsen was outstanding as Elisabeth.

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Melbourne

17 Aug 2016

Tannhäuser brings a new dimension to Melbourne Opera

By Brian Angus

Melbourne

The Pearl Fishers at Melbourne Opera

By Paul Selar, 19 September 2014

Melbourne Opera's new production of Bizet's The Pearl Fishers succeeds with a tightly packaged, if at times bursting, and visually caressing production.

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Melbourne

19 Sep 2014

The Pearl Fishers at Melbourne Opera

By Paul Selar