Singing from the Rooftops: Art, Ambition and Hometown Pride in Liselle Mei's 'Love Opera'

Following a group of young singers from audition to performance at a prestigious Brisbane opera school, Liselle Mei's documentary is an intimate representation of female friendship and artistic development that doesn't shy away from some of the less edifying aspects of opera culture. As Rebekah Brammer writes, the film is also a production thoroughly situated in the city of Brisbane – both diegetically and behind the scenes – and ultimately serves as a paean to its setting.

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Lisa Gasteen, Queensland Conservatorium, Queensland Symphany Orchestra, Lakmé, Every Little Step, A Chorus Line, homophobia, fatphobia, Screen Australia, COVID-19