Olivia Newton-John is approaching sixty and has traveled a lot of miles during the course of her 38 year career. She has gone from Grammy winning country artist to a pop diva in the 1980s and starred in the movie Grease which has become one of the most beloved films of all time.

Time does catch up with everyone in some form or other. Olivia Newton-John has had relationship issues and personal illness in recent years so it is good to see her back in the limelight with two new releases.

The DVD, Live At The Sydney Opra House, is a 27 song set that is a feast for the ears and eyes. Olivia Newton John is not young anymore but is still a visual presence. I could have done without the chit chat clips outside the concert hall but once the concert begins Olivia Newton-John is in fine form both metaphorically and physically.

Live At The Sydney Opera House finds a mature Olivia Newton-John who seems relaxed on stage. She has retained her clarity of voice and seems to have extended her upper range. She does not reach for the high range notes that she was prone to do early in her career.

Olivia Newton-John is wise enough to mix her greatest hits with some lesser known songs over the course of this 27 song concert.

“Magic” is a difficult song to sing and when Olivia Newton-John nails it as the second song in the concert you quickly realize that you are in for a memorable evening. It was nice to see and hear her early hits, “If Not For You” and “Let Me Be There.” She gives a straightforward interpretation of these old hits that are often overlooked. She even manages a little rock & roll with “Heart Attack,” “Make A Move On Me” and “Twist Of Fate.” “Three songs from Grease, “You’re The One That I Want,” “Hopelessly Devoted To You” and “Summer Nights” seem a little frozen in time but you can’t help but smile and they do get one of the loudest audience re-actions of the night.