Thirty years after its initial premiere on Broadway, Disney has announced a reimagined tour for Beauty and the Beast in North America. Little information is known about the upcoming tour, but it is currently planned to set off on the road in June of 2025. The Chief Creative Officer for Disney Theatrical Group, Thomas Schumacher, made the initial statements regarding the upcoming tour and what can be expected from the newly reimagined show.
Opera Australia’s production of Tannhäuser features exclusive debut appearances from two local singing sensations this May. Melbourne-born talents, baritone Samuel Dundas and soprano Anna-Louise Cole, will both feature in Wagner’s Tannhäuser in two special concert performances at Hamer Hall on 17th and 20th May. The pair will bring Wagner’s epic tale of seduction and song to life alongside a cast […]
Opera Australia have welcomed acclaimed director Jo Davies to take over the artistic reins of the country’s preeminent performing arts company. In a celebrated career spanning more than 20 years, Ms Davies is an award-winning director of opera, theatre and musical productions in the UK, Europe, and North America. The appointment of Jo Davies Opera Australia […]
Opera For All is an exciting free event produced by Opera Australia and BMW. The two groups recently announced a multi-year partnership to bring the luxury car manufacturer’s free global Opera for All event to Australia for the first time, following successful stagings in Europe. About BMW Opera for All BMW Opera for All has previously been […]
Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM has announced his final season for Opera Australia after 13 years at the helm of the national opera company, with a year-long celebration of some of the world’s finest singers and musical talent with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The 2023 Season In a clear indication of Opera Australia’s […]
Rising star, Soprano Stacey Alleaume reprises her role of Violetta in Opera Australia’s La Traviata at Sydney Opera House. The production runs from 5th – 29th July, and again from 22nd October – 4th November, with Alleaume performing in the first run of the classic opera. Stacey Alleaume Renowned for her voice of remarkable beauty, […]
John Rayment is an acclaimed lighting director, who has created notable productions with Opera Australia. He is currently directing the digital production of Il Trovatore at Sydney Opera House, which will run from 15th – 30th July 2022. Ahead of this exciting interpretation, we talk to John about his illustrious career and what to expect […]
Opera Australia stars Andrea Battistoni and Diego Torre are set to star in the Melbourne production of Mefistofele on 25 & 27 May 2022. Ahead of this rarely performed opera, we talk to the world-renowned conductor and tenor about the production, their ties to the music, and what we can look forward to from Opera […]
Internationally celebrated opera stars, the legendary Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, and American soprano Leah Crocetto, will both perform in concert for Opera Australia, rounding out a star studded Melbourne season later this month. Two Australian Premieres First up is the Australian premiere of Arrigo Boito’s only opera Mefistofele in Concert where Furlanetto will lead an outstanding cast […]
OA presents Lohengrin at Arts Centre Melbourne between 14th – 24th May 2022. Ahead of opening night, we talk to Soprano star Emily Magee who is making her debut with Opera Australia in their Autumn season. Lohengrin In a romance of mythical proportions, our Knight of the Swan rescues his damsel asking only one thing […]
La Traviata at Arts Centre Melbourne runs from 4th – 28th May 2022 with Opera Australia. The world’s most-performed opera, composed by Giuseppe Verdi, is excitedly anticipated in the OA Autumn season. We talk to two of the production’s stars, Mezzo Soprano Celeste Haworth, and Baritone Andrew Moran ahead of opening night. La Traviata Raise […]
Opera Australia has signalled a return to normal programming, announcing its entire 2022 season, confident that COVID shutdowns and debilitating restrictions will be a thing of the past. Statement from Opera Australia Opera Australia’s Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini published an emotional welcome to the 2022 season on the company website, outlining what a roller coaster […]
It’s 5 am, you are eagerly awaiting the first trucks, contractors and crew to start arriving on a major outdoor event site for an arts festival that you have been working on for the past 12 months. The first few hours’ tick by as the buzz of the morning sun starts enveloping the grounds of which activity is thriving, then the emails start again, the phone starts ringing, and you are fast reminded of the another 150 shows and 4 event sites to execute with everyone reporting to you.
Melbourne French Theatre are about to launch their latest show Le Père Noël est une Ordure at the Library at the Dock in the Docklands in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. Amongst the cast is an eclectic group of people who have come together to present this play in French with English Surtitles. TheatreArtLife asked a few questions to Guillaume Sabouraud who plays Katia, the transvestite and Richard Ryan who plays Preskovich.
On June 4, 1789, in the middle of a Sydney winter and less than 18 months since ‘First Settlement’, the first piece of ‘Western’ theatre was produced in the new colony – The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar. This first theatrical production in the new colony was mounted in honour of King George III’s birthday, performed by […]
Melbourne French Theatre is in rehearsals for their latest production Every Trick in the Book! Le Systeme Ribadier by Georges Feydeau. Michal Bula, MFT’s director and producer has been with Melbourne French Theatre for its incredible 40-year history. He took a moment with TheatreArtLife to tell us about his company, how he works to keep its wheels turning and what he loves about the company.
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