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When the Avalanches met the orchestra: welcome to paradise
The Avalanches played through their classic album Since I Left You with a symphony orchestra, and the big question was: how do you improve perfection?
- by Barney Zwartz, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Mikey Cahill
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He’s the hottest tenor in the world – but he’s worried about opera’s future
Jonas Kaufmann is the most bankable tenor in the business. But he says opera is facing an existential crisis, post pandemic.
- by Nick Miller
Thrust into the spotlight, Stacey Alleaume is happy to die over and over on stage
The young soprano has come a long way from the little girl growing up in Melbourne’s outer east, practising crying in the mirror and begging to join the choir.
- by Barney Zwartz
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At least one-third of Opera Australia employees believe it has bullying problem
An internal survey of staff at Opera Australia found a third of employees believe bullying and harassment is an issue at the company.
- by Andrew Taylor and Nathanael Cooper