The Merry Widow, Opera Queensland’s latest offering, which opens in the Lyric Theatre at Brisbane’s QPAC later this month, is lavish, to say the least. A co-production involving several state opera ...

Patrick Nolan is talking about his plans for the company, its ­recent troubles and the creative potential of the state when he mentions a few of Brisbane’s best known musical creations. “Why not?” he ...

It’s perhaps the simplest question a director can ask in the ­rehearsal room, but for Michael Grandage it’s also the most powerful. It’s a particularly revealing ­exercise in the world of opera, where ...

While some view opera as an art form difficult to comprehend, she hopes her new production of Cinderella will smash that myth. She has taken the popular Rossini opera, that leans heavily on the ...