Intérprete: Opera Australia

Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House

Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner. 

Danielle de Niese's assumes the title role at the Sydney Opera House, leading an impressive cast with an interesting approach to characterisation with a somewhat over the top blingy setting. 

“Go digital!” was the brief to director Chen Shi-Zheng, who has employed cutting-edge visualisation technology and motion-tracking for the 15-hour Wagner cycle in Brisbane.

The first director of Asian descent to stage Der Ring des Nibelungen in its entirety talks about his refusal to follow existing formulas in this new production for Opera Australia.

We talk to Stefanie Paglialonga, Head of the Wig Department at Opera Australia, to find out more about this unique profession.