"They don't make costumes like they used to." With a sense of nostalgia, Bronwyn Jones, wardrobe coordinator with Opera Australia, sweeps through racks of stage costumes, some dating back to the 1970s ...

GENEVA - Sandra Delpierre’s fingers linger on a long blue and white fur coat and graze a pair of angel wings as she winds past thousands of colourful costumes used in opera performances. “There are ...

FANCY owning the stunning costume that dancer Amy Campbell wore in Opera Australia’s Suor Angelica in 2007? A storage dilemma has forced Opera Australia to see its custom-made costumes. What about the ...

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OPERA Australia’s wardrobe director Lyn Heal has been busy gathering 1500 costumes — many worn by some of the country’s most famous divas — for the company’s first auction. “These days costumes are ...

Over the past three months, Opera Australia's wardrobe department has unpacked and catalogued more than 50 crates of costumes and props spanning the company's 60-year history. Traditionally theatre ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Lyn Heal, Opera Australia's costume lady, is retiring after 24 yearsCredit: Wolter Peeters When she retires this week after 24 years as ...

More than 15,000 garments from previous productions at the Royal Opera House went on sale to the public this weekend. The event, which took place at the Opera House's Vilar Floral Hall on Sunday, ...

"There are some real treasures to be found," the head of costume workshops at Geneva's Grand Theatre told AFP. At a time when Bridgerton-style costume parties are all the rage, the Swiss opera house ...

The opera stage is the last place you would expect to find the influence of the Kardashians. But next year's Opera on Sydney Harbour production of Aida will feature costume designs inspired by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Items in the sell-off include costumes for "Carmina Burana" as Geneva's Grand-Theatre looks to part with half its stock. (© Harold ...