A popular fairytale gets a snip and a makeover in a fun-loving opera for children. It’s just one of the reasons the multi-talented Penny Shaw loves telling stories through music, writes Julie Hosking.
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Freeze Frame warms with finesse and frivolity
23 March 2023
Freeze Frame Opera knows how to please a crowd, getting the balance of humour and superlative singing just right. Bourby Webster has a great night out.
West side story strikes gold with new vein
22 August 2022
An opera in hi-vis? Puccini’s La fanciulla del West translates almost too well to a WA mine site, writes Bourby Webster.
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.
Romantic thrills and spills
23 August 2021
Freeze Frame Opera’s “Angels & Devils” presents unlikely opera repertoire in an unusual venue and Sandra Bowdler says it offers a night of good fun and great singing.
Opera essentials from the back of a truck
10 August 2020
“At a time when we can only dream of overseas holidays, Freeze Frame Opera reminds us that art, music, memory and culture keep us connected,” says Tiffany Ha. “You won’t even need to change out of the sweats and Ugg boots you’ve been wearing the past five months.”
Operatic thriller
10 June 2019
Review: Freeze Frame Opera, Tosca ⋅ Centenary Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds, June 8 ⋅ Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅ Tosca is opera’s closest thing to a thriller. Puccini’s late romantic opera …
Music: Ode to Joy
9 January 2019
2 February @ Perth Concert Hall · Presented by WA Charity Orchestra · Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” is well-known for its depiction of the sights …