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One man and his dog: The lonely task of writing an opera
Richard Mills is wrapping up his 11-year tenure as Victorian Opera’s artistic director with the premiere of his latest work – an opera about Galileo.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Sixteen hours in this operatic ‘multiverse’ is a five-star experience
Wagner’s Ring Cycle is often described as the Olympics of opera. This stunning, high-tech version takes it to another level.
- by Peter McCallum
The world’s most epic opera opens in Brisbane
Wagner’s Ring Cycle – a saga of gods, giants, dwarfs, dragons and heroes – is being brought to life with help from some digital wizardry.
- by Nick Dent
Track Works at Mortuary Station: the opera made for Sydney commuters
An opera set in a train station, featuring some of the world’s best-known arias and sung by some of Australia’s best young singers, opens this week at Mortuary Station.
- by Helen Pitt
‘Wagner would love it’: Epic 15-hour opera goes super hi-tech
Opera Australia’s new production of The Ring will be like no other before it.
- by Nick Galvin