"Intimately staged by director Rachel Hogan on the floor of the Albert Hall, the strength of this production is the fine singing and performances from the cast." LEN POWER reviews National Opera's Suor Angelica.
Here's a quick look at what's happening in the arts with HELEN MUSA's latest "Arts in the City" column.
There's nothing quite like a bit of Puccini to lift the spirits of a beleaguered opera company, and National Opera is about to embark on a springtime production of “Sister Angelica” as it considers its future, reports HELEN MUSA.
After nearly four years at the helm of National Opera, Peter Coleman-Wright has stepped down as its artistic director, citing disappointment with government support.
Reviewer BILL STEPHENS says National Opera's "pocket" production of the tuneful Donizetti opera, “The Elixir of Love”, is the company's most ambitious of these productions and arguably the most successful.
Artistic director of National Opera, Peter Coleman-Wright, has hit upon a winning formula with his “Pocket Operas,” arranged by himself as condensed versions of famous operas each running for about 60-90 minutes, reports HELEN MUSA.
Critic ANGELA GIBLIN makes her reviewing debut with "CityNews" in a fond look at the National Opera production of "Alcina".
Reviewer LEN POWER says the National Opera came up with a pretty special program for its opera gala.
JOYDEN LOHE reviews the joint Canberra Sinfonia and National Opera production of "Così Fan Tutte" at Albert Hall.
FOR the third time, National Opera has today (February 8) cancelled its Canberra season of "La Rondine".
THE National Opera has announced its 2022 season and along with it a swag of luminaries and patrons and performers, inviting the question of whether it is a Canberra company or, as the name suggests, indeed a “national” organisation.
THE announcement that Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be postponed to 2022 comes with the additional news that it will be performed at Canberra Theatre.
The temperature didn’t deter the performers or the audience, who were keen to express their appreciation at the end of the 64 enjoyable minutes, says reviewer ALPHA GREGORY.
National Opera director Peter Coleman-Wright has been busy proving that Mozart can be a lot of fun, with his second 'pocket opera' venture, “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute), coming to the Albert Hall this weekend.
Anyone who remembers the hilarious 1994 BBC production of “The Marriage of Figaro”, set in a National Trust estate house with the count depicted as a Tory Eurocrat, will know that Mozart’s famous comic opera is ripe for reinterpretation, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The debut production of the National Opera, Puccini’s "La Rondine", has been postponed to late 2021, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The National Opera has confirmed new dates and a new director for its production of Puccini’s popular opera, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
