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Opera Australia $10m turnaround a result to sing about

Australia's biggest performing arts company Opera Australia has staged a major financial turnaround, returning to profit in 2025.

AAP · May 20

Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera and ballet. The backlash ignores an awkward truth

During a recent interview to promote his film Marty Supreme, Best Actor-nominee Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares about” opera and ballet anymore.

The Conversation · Mar 12

New La Bohème promises Aussie cast, 'dazzling fishnets'

Opera Australia will unveil an ambitious production of La Bohème that shifts the beloved opera from 1830s France to the cultural hub of Weimar Germany.

AAP · Aug 21, 2025

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'Young blood' to steer Opera Australia's new direction

Opera Australia has appointed a new head as the embattled performing arts company tries to turn around its finances and flagging audience numbers.

AAP · Aug 19, 2025

Broadway favourite Chicago brings all that jazz to Canberra

It would be a crime to miss this musical's Canberra run.

The Canberra Times · Apr 16, 2024

Design team picked for brutalist, modern Canberra theatre

The plan is said to reflect Canberra's history and contemporary needs.

The Canberra Times · May 11, 2023

Canberra play to focus on Gillard's misogyny speech

Sunday marks 10 years since Julia Gillard said the now famous words "I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man. Not now, not ever".

The Canberra Times · Oct 6, 2022

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