Opera Review: Król Roger (King Roger) / Opera Australia

Opera Review: Król Roger (King Roger) / Opera Australia

  Król Roger (King Roger)  –  Karol Szymanowski Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House 20 January 2017 Opera Australia’s second new production in the 2017 summer season is Król Roger (King Roger) by the early 20th century Polish composer Karol Szymanowski.  The work is rarely performed outside Poland and this co-production with…

Szymanowski’s Surreal Opera King Roger Opens Tonight

Szymanowski’s Surreal Opera King Roger Opens Tonight

Lush with exotic melodies and rich harmonies, Karol Szymanowski’s opera King Roger takes you into the sub-conscious as you explore the mind of the king. Michael Honeyman sinds the title role in this Kasper Holten production presented by Opera Australia and opening tonight in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu…

Turandot on Sydney Harbour 2016

Turandot on Sydney Harbour 2016

Non-subscribers to Opera Australia can now get their tickets for the 2016 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production of  Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot.  The annual outdoor presentation now in its fifth year will open on March 24 and run until 24 April, 2016 at the Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point. Multi-award winning Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng will…