Artiste: Mark Thompson

Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well. 

Galina Cheplakova steps in for Sonya Yoncheva in the penultimate performance of this revival, winning over the audience with vocal clarity and dramatic commitment. 

Sydney may possess the most iconic opera house in the world, but Opera Australia ventured outdoors once more for a successful rock 'n' roll-themed Carmen on Cockatoo Island, with a stage positioned at water's edge.

The young soprano Lise Davidsen scored a successful debut at the Met, with impressive support by conductor Vasily Petrenko, also making a debut, led a memorable revival of Pique Dame. 

Camels, fireworks, and a gigantic head of Nefertiti: the Sydney Harbour production of Aida is not short on spectacle. Among the cast, Latonia Moore is outstanding in the title role, with good support from Miljana Nikolic as Amneris and Michael Honeyman as Amonasro.

Une soirée d'ouverture triomphante a été couronnée par les superbes prestations de  Željko Lučić et d'Anna Netrebko dans les rôles de Macbeth et de sa Lady. Pourquoi donc une réaction négative du public à la production intelligente d'Adrian Noble ?