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  • Into the Woods. A large cast of performers on stage under a huge spiral staircase which forms the centrepiece of the set Spectacular foray into the woods
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    Spectacular foray into the woods

    26 March 2023

    Emma Jayakumar puts her Sondheim reservations aside and is caught up in the lavish design and exhilarating performances in the fractured fairytale world of Into The Woods.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • WA Opera's Tosca. A woman dressed in red kneels on the floor against a blue background. She is casting strong shadow against the wall Passionate Tosca heralds new approach
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    Passionate Tosca heralds new approach

    17 July 2022

    It’s hard to say which element steals the show in WA Opera’s Tosca, writes Bourby Webster – the set is breathtaking, the singing sublime, and the WA Symphony Orchestra under Rebecca Lang world-class.

    Reading time • 6 minutesOpera
  • An outdoor stage with rock wall and trees behind. On the stage are four singers dressed in contemporary clothes. One actress is posing in front of a table while another crouches to record her on a phone Opera for today
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    Opera for today

    12 March 2022

    Freeze Frame Opera are the arts community’s first responders, says Rosalind Appleby. And they have done it again, with a production of La Boheme that couldn’t be more pertinent.

    Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
  • hazy orange light bathes a conductor, orchestra and soloists. Behind the stage organ pipes glow in the light Collaboration brings out the best
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    Collaboration brings out the best

    17 May 2021

    Stuffy traditions are pushed aside in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah which Sandra Bowdler says is brought to life with imagination and solid musical values.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
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