Melbourne Opera – Whats My Scene

Review Scene: Don Giovanni, Athenaeum Theatre, 26th April 2026 by Laura Boukouvalas

April 27, 2026 Laura Boukouvalas

Take your emotions to the next level with a night at the Opera. While opera gets a bad rap—and is famously not to the taste of Timothée Chalamet—it remains an art form well worth embracing. […]

Review Scene: Richard Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, Royal Exhibition Building, 16th February 2025 by Clinton Dean.

February 17, 2025 Clinton Dean

In what is undoubtedly the opera event of the year in Melbourne, Richard Wagner’s epic “Mastersingers of Nuremberg” was given its premiere by Melbourne Opera on February 16th. It was presented at the Royal Exhibition […]

Review Scene, Maria Stuarda, Athenaeum Theatre, 13th September 2023

September 14, 2023 Karen Dean

Melbourne Opera, in collaboration with Opera Australia, brought the Athenaeum Theatre to life with an extraordinary performance of Gaetano Donizetti‘s tragic masterpiece, Maria Stuarda. From the opening moments until the heart-wrenching conclusion, the audience was immersed in […]

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