After pandemic restrictions shut down its scheduled opening in 2020, acclaimed French director Olivier Py’s new production of La Juive will finally have its Australian premiere at the Sydney Opera House, this coming March. Big and tragically romantic, Fromental Halévy’s heart-wrenching opera about forbidden love between a Christian and a Jew offers audiences the rare…
Big opera is back: Aida set to dazzle as high-tech meets Ancient Egypt
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May 6 is a significant date in Melbourneâs COVID-era recovery. The State Theatre will come alive after a year in darkness, when Opera Australia performs here for the first time since December 2019. Unlike many other performing-arts organisations, which have cautiously approached this pandemic year with small casts and minimal sets, the company is returning to its southern port with all guns blazing.
Opera Australiaâs spectacular production of Aida.
Big opera is back: Aida set to dazzle as high-tech meets Ancient Egypt theage.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theage.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Opera Australia Returns To Melbourne With Two Grand Scale Verdi Performances
Grand opera graces the State Theatre stage with the Melbourne premiere of Verdi s Ernani.by BWW News Desk
Celebrated Italian director and choreographer Davide Livermore, will finally have its Melbourne premiere next month, in a spectacular return to the State Theatre stage after an 18 month hiatus due to COVID 19.
Using OA s integrated digital technologies, Livermore s interpretation of Verdi s world of Egypt conveys the scale, depth and magnificence demanded by this monumental opera, transporting the audience experience to a whole new level. Ten towering LED screens create an immersive theatrical experience, as ever-changing floor-to-ceiling set pieces present video design that ranges from rich symbolism to vivid landscapes. Coupled with Gianluca Falaschi s magnificent costume designs, this production proves to be a feast for the senses.