The Elixir of Love – Bravo, Opera Australia’s Humdinger Show
Opera Australia’s Elixir of Love provides a perfect night out for both newcomers and aficionados of the opera alike with Rachelle Durkin as Adina winning hearts
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Merry Christmas, Happy New Year – Chilling Out in Style
Choose from our lists of top posts to read during the summer holidays, while The Culture Concept Circle team are chilling out by taking a break until Epiphany
Alistair Trung & Pinchgut – Early Music Meets Elegant Design
Sometimes two forces come together, great beauty and passion in music inspires innovative design in costume. For the Pinchgut Opera, Sydney, the acclaimed Artistic Director Lindy Hume has done just that. This year she has joined forces with Set Designer Tony Assness (lauded for his party scenes in the ‘Great…
Falstaff – Merry Wives at Melbourne, a Farce of Folly & Fun
Opera Australia’s farce has the merry wives of Melbourne gliding gloriously and singing stylishly on stage as they amusingly outwit Falstaff, and men they love
Don Pasquale – Opera Australia Delights Melbourne in Spring
Opera Australia’s Don Pasquale is about laughing at how ridiculous we all can be, presented as great to look at and glorious entertainment with gorgeous singing
Tosca – Powerhouse Trio John Bell, Puccini & Opera Australia
Opera Australia, John Bell and Puccini’s production Tosca at the Arts Centre, Melbourne showcases sublime singing and visual virtuosity with breathtaking beauty
Dinner On Stage – Italian Feast & Serenades at OA Fundraiser
Opera Australia is offering intimate on stage Italian feasts and operatic serenades to help raise funds, presenting Dinner on Stage at the Arts Centre Melbourne
OA Melbourne Season Begins – Tosca, Don Pasquale & Falstaff
With a stellar ensemble singing gloriously, John Bell’s Tosca will be a dramatic mesmerizing night to begin the Melbourne Spring Season 2014 for Opera Australia
Helpmann Awards 2014 – Celebrating the Performance Arts
Helpmann Awards 2014 were announced at Sydney on Monday night 18th August in the splendidly restored historic Capitol Theatre, The King & I winning Best Musical
Don Giovanni – Mozart’s Most Malevolent Man
Jo Bayley attended opening night of Opera Australia’s production of Don Giovanni Mozart’s most malevolent man, penning her review for The Culture Concept Circle
Opera Australia – So Much More Than Voices
Here at The Culture Concept Circle we love the arts and fashion. You can imagine then just how excited I was to be invited to experience Opera Australia’s costume department. A private tour no less! Located in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, the gorgeous Art Deco facade of Opera Australia…
Helpmann Awards – Night of Nights for Hobart Baroque & More
Great news for Hobart Baroque, Opera Australia and those nominated for the 2014 Helpmann Awards to be presented on August 18th, 2014 at Capitol Theatre, Sydney
Opera Australia’s Carmen – A Pinnacle of Opera Achievement
OA’s Carmen was dramatic, full-bodied and by way of dramatic contrast full of empathy, warmth and compassion as its star captured the essence of a complex woman
The Turk in Italy – Rossini’s R Rated Romp A Turkish Delight
Opera Australia’s The Turk in Italy is pure delight during which the audience is treated inclusively and singing not compromised by its many comedic highlights
The Marais Project – Re-imagining Magical Music Today
Jenny Eriksson and her colleagues of The Marais Project at Sydney are re-imagining the works of French composer Marin Marais and others presenting magical music
Eugene Onegin – Triumph for Tchaikovsky and Opera Australia
Eugene Onegin a tale of love given freely, rejected with scorn and regretted when it’s all far too late, finally consigned to being a memory tinged with remorse