On 11 December 2023, promptly at 7.00pm AEST, Opera Australia live-streamed a performance of Aida from the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Lyric
With December almost upon us, Brisbane - in particular the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Lyric Theatre - is going to be home to some of the
In the opening number of Elton John and Tim Rice’s hit musical, AIDA, Princess Amneris sings - “Every story, tale or memoir, every saga or romance, whether true or fabricated, whether planned or happenstance….All are tales of human failing, All are tales of love at heart.” and with those opening lines, she encapsulates perfectly the touching (and heart wrenching) story that audiences are about to witness. And in its current production of this classic love story, The Henegar Center in Melbourne delivers an AIDA that is thrilling from its first moments to its last and features some of the most powerful, emotional, and polished performances I have seen on stage in a very long time.