June 19, 2019
Designing Boojum!
The design of Boojum! is a place in Charles Dodgson’s imagination. The playground evokes a sense of an imagined idyllic childhood but also gives a…
June 19, 2019
Graham Abbott on Richard Strauss
The year 1903 seems to mark a turning point for Richard Strauss. Born in 1864, Strauss' early composing career is crowned by an extraordinary sequence…
June 8, 2019
Lost Operas of Oz
State Opera South Australia is committed to supporting the creation and development of Australian works. Over the next three years, 2019 -2021 State Opera will…
May 31, 2019
The Hunting of the Snark
THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK is a nonsense poem over which a sensitive soul might well go mad. The time was 1874. Carroll had already…
May 31, 2019
Director Q&A | BOOJUM!
Currently, Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival, Joseph is an experienced arts manager and director and is the director for State Opera's upcoming…
May 28, 2019
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
" ... the singularly dry and perfunctory manner in which he imparted instruction to us, never betraying the slightest bit of interest ... " State…
May 17, 2019
The Boojum Cast
Full cast announced for State Opera's upcoming production of BOOJUM!Not quite an opera, not quite a musical comedy, Boojum! is an irresistible contemporary snark hunt. Based on…
April 24, 2019
Desiree’s Favourite Things About Blackwood
Why I love living in Blackwood The star of Cunning Little Vixen, Desiree Frahn tells us what she loves most about living in Blackwood, South…
April 18, 2019
Taking Fashion to the Stage
Taking fashion to the stage Cunning Little Costumes Tony Award-winning costume designer Roger Kirk (The King and I, 42nd Street) exquisitely designed beautiful costumes, which…
April 16, 2019
Presenting Nature on Stage
Cunning Little Vixen Nature on the stage On the surface, Cunning Little Vixen is simple enough: a musical biography of a fox based on a…