Oeuvre: La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)

Jennifer France and Nicholas Lester are a compelling double act in Rossini’s sparkling comedy La scala di seta from Scottish Opera in Concert.

Figaro rules the roost on the main stage this autumn, but buried in the Nibelheim of the Linbury Studio, Rossini'ss early comedy La scala di seta receives its first ever production by the Royal Opera.

There are few performing venues as iconic as Sydney’s Opera House, the home of Opera Australia during its Sydney seasons. However, operatic activity in the city is not confined to this space: a surprising number of smaller companies, some of which have particular repertoire specialisms, provide alternatives at a range of different locations.