Cultural Binge

Category: Opera

  • Sibyl (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★

    Sibyl (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★

    South African, multidisciplinary artist ​​William Kentridge has an eye-opening Australian premiere to close out the Sydney Opera Houses’s 50th birthday celebrations. Sibyl demonstrates Kentridges “Gesamtkunstwerk”, his blend of forms to deliver a message. Encompassing hand-drawn animation, dance, song, shadow-play, physical comedy, sculpture and more, it is revelatory and truly expansive.

  • Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Madama Butterfly ★★★★1/2

    Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Madama Butterfly ★★★★1/2

    Written by Giacomo Puccini & Luigi Illica. Opera Australia. Mar 24 – Apr 23, 2023 When it comes to uniquely Sydney spectacles, it’s hard to beat Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. The vista alone is breathtaking, then to be serenaded with some of the finest voices and musicians around is utter bliss. But…

  • Opera Up Late ★★★★

    Opera Up Late ★★★★

    Dame Joan Sutherland Theatre. Sydney Opera House. 18 & 23 Feb, 2023. Part of Sydney WorldPride 2023. Read my full review on The Queer Review.