Stuart Maunder in Victoria Square, with the Carmen stage being built behind him. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

Music

Carmen: ‘It's a chance for us to say, opera is for everyone’

Anticipation is building for State Opera’s open-air performance of Carmen as the stage and seating takes shape in Victoria Square, with artistic director Stuart Maunder saying the audience can expect an experience both epic and intimate.

Music

Review: The Merry Widow

Director and choreographer Graeme Murphy has created a visual feast with this pacy new production of The Merry Widow presented by the State Opera, writes reviewer Greg Elliott.

Music

Resurrecting the 'lost operas of Oz'

State Opera SA will shine a spotlight on three ‘lost’ Australian operas in its 2019 season, including two works to be presented in the historic Queen’s Theatre and “a deadly serious choral fantasy” based on a Louis Carroll poem.

Adelaide Festival

'Tour de force' Magic Flute heads to 2019 Adelaide Festival

Barrie Kosky’s electrifying contemporary take on Mozart’s The Magic Flute – a blend of live opera with Tim-Burton-style animation and a silent film aesthetic – is set to be a highlight of the 2019 Adelaide Festival.

Adelaide Festival

Festival review: Hamlet

The Adelaide Festival continues its proud tradition of presenting new operas with Hamlet – a transfixing production that brings an invigorating modernity to Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, writes Greg Elliott.