It takes a few attempts to pin down Danielle de Niese for this interview. She is 17 hours removed from Melbourne, and the call finally lands in the only window when our clocks agree: her afternoon and my early morning. Wearing a summery dress and a cheerful smile, she takes the video call from a...
June 22, 2026 As the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 120th anniversary, its Winter Gala reunites the orchestra’s chief conductor, Jaime Martín, with the internationally acclaimed soprano Danielle de Niese for an unforgettable evening of music For 120 years, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been a fixture of Australia’s cultural scene, bringing world-class music to...
Written by Sophie Coghill July 29, 2026 It’s an old, revered art form, but opera is far from dying. It’s becoming increasingly popular as it’s shared en masse on social media and featured in video games, and there was even an uptick in ticket sales earlier this year thanks to Timothée Chalamet’s high-profile critique of...
July 30, 2026 “Opera’s coolest soprano” Danielle de Niese joins Megan Burslem on ABC Classic Breakfast ahead of her performances with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Gala concerts. She speaks to the experience of performing for her hometown audience, the Greek heroines she resonates with most, and where Whitney Houston and Mozart intersect. Danielle de...
Written by Michael Zwiebach The 20th century is littered with the corpses of high-minded comic operas . Satire is what closes on Saturday night, said George S. Kaufman, whose witticism has passed into theater folklore. Fearlessly, composer Jake Heggie and his long-time librettist Gene Scheer took up the challenge with The Judgment of Paris —...
