REVIEWS & AWARDS
SONG FROM THE UPROAR: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF ISABELLE EBERHARDT
Greenroom Award Nominations
Outstanding Performer in a Leading Role - Olivia Federow‑Yemm
Outstanding Musical Achievement - Patrick Burns and the ensemble
“Riveting… Federow-Yemm embodies an extreme range of emotion that encompassed dazed grief, ecstasy and outraged despair.”
CLASSIC MELBOURNE
“Lyric Opera has delivered another exceptional production that deserves packed houses every night.”
CLASSIC MELBOURNE
“...what was most impressive was [the ensemble's] ability to blend in close harmony even in more dissonant passages.”
CLASSIC MELBOURNE
“Federow-Yemm sings with clarity and expressiveness, conveying the fire, wonder and melancholy of her character.”
LIMELIGHT
“Congratulations to them for helping keep opera alive with a fresh work of note.”
LIMELIGHT
THE CHILDREN'S BACH
Greenroom Award Nominations
Outstanding Production - The Children’s Bach presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne
Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role - Michael Honeyman
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role - Chloe Taylor & Juel Riggal
Outstanding Design - Jacob Battista (Set) & Amelia Lever-Davidson (Lighting)
Outstanding Direction - Katy Maudlin
"Not traditional opera, director Katy Maudlin has excelled"
THE BLURB
"The two-storey set design by Jacob Battista, which captures the variety of settings inherent in the production… I thought [it] was outstanding"
THE BLURB
“Burns brought compelling energy to the piece and his small ensemble of six, on piano, violin, cello, double bass, clarinet and percussion, were faultless."
AUSTRALIAN ARTS REVIEW
"The Children’s Bach is rich in substance. It’s provocative, complex and honest."
AUSTRALIAN ARTS REVIEW
"The standout performance comes from the accomplished Kate Amos, who plays Athena with scene-stealing prowess. She carries much of the emotional weight of the production in her voice and troubled gaze."
BEAT
"Andrew Schultz's score is clever and evocative, and though it stands in Bach's shadow, is obstinately original."
BEAT
"As Athena, soprano Kate Amos is commanding. It's not a likeable role but Amos imbues Athena with as much humanity as she can muster, while delivering a steely, confident vocal performance."
THE AGE
BIOGRAPHICA
Greenroom Award Nominations
Best Production - Biographica presented by Lyric Opera of Melbourne
Best Direction - Heather Fairbairn
Outstanding Design in Opera - Niklas Pajanti (Lighting Designer) and Savanna Wegmann (Set)
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role - Bailey Montgomery
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role - Juel Riggal
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "a significant achievement... Biographica is a fascinating, refreshingly different contemporary opera presented with intelligence and talent"
LIMELIGHT
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Biographica is high art that successfully reflects on the past while offering a glimpse of opera’s future."
THE AGE
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Actor Dion Mills guides the 12 scenes from Cardano’s life with fervour, his energy more frenetic as Cardano’s mind unravels."
THE AGE
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "All five singers are excellent."
THE AGE
IPHIS
Greenroom Award Winners
Best Opera Production
Musical Achievement Award - Patrick Burns (Conductor)
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role - Nicole Wallace
Best Design (Set and Costume) - Brynna Lowen
"Lyric Opera will always be known for telling the stories that don't get told in the traditional opera world, and with Iphis it makes it easy for people to get excited over opera."
"Iphis, proved to be a smart, sympathetic and inclusive re-introduction to the company’s vision that opera should “challenge, engage and inspire artists and audiences alike.”
