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Opera Australia: The Merry Widow review
Merrier than ever, The Merry Widow returns in a decadent new production. The 1920s art deco update is a completely natural fit for the Widow’s world, placing the pleasure-loving characters in a world...
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Opera Year in Review 2017
Visiting superstars, theatre renovations, a maestro exposed and the untimely death of a beloved international baritone dominate the 2017 year of opera. After a brave two-year battle with brain cancer,...
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Zurich Opera: Madama Butterfly review
A straightforward production allows heavenly singing to take centre stage in Ted Huffman’s white box staging of Madama Butterfly at Zurich Opera. Zurich Opera House is one of the great gems of the...
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Vienna State Opera: Don Giovanni review
It may be difficult to see the action on stage, but at least the music sounds glorious, with Vienna State Opera presenting a Don Giovanni blessed with uniformly strong vocals and the finest orchestral...
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Royal Opera: Rigoletto review
The final performance of Rigoletto for the current season thrilled opera lovers around the nation and the world via cinema relay. Viewed live at the Royal Opera House, the performance had a sterling...
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Melbourne Opera: Tristan and Isolde review
The delayed opening night of Tristan and Isolde proved well worth the wait, an evening of musical splendour that will live in the hearts and minds of those lucky enough to be there. Having dipped their...
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Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: La Bohème review
Opera Australia neatly balances the spectacular with the intimate as the seventh season of firmly established opera attraction Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour turns its sights on one of the world’s most...
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Met Opera: Luisa Miller review
Verdi’s Luisa Miller may be on lower rotation than many of his other works, but the casting of three operatic superstars presents the work in its very best light. Over ten years since its last...
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Met Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor review
International soprano Jessica Pratt treats the New York audience to her signature role as she sings Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor for the first time at Metropolitan Opera. Mary Zimmerman’s 2007...
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Opera Australia: La Traviata review [Melbourne 2018]
Opera Australia opens their 2018 Melbourne season with a brightly polished revival of cherished Verdi masterwork La Traviata. A perennial favourite with audiences, Elijah Moshinsky’s 1994 production...
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Opera Australia: Tosca review [Melbourne 2018]
Melbourne welcomes sumptuous soprano Latonia Moore in a glorious performance, as Opera Australia revives their spectacular production of Tosca. John Bell’s 2013 staging is a prized jewel in Opera...
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Opera Australia: Don Quichotte review
Melbourne hears Massenet all too rarely, making Opera Australia’s presentation of Don Quichotte all the more of a treat. A showcase for Italian superstar bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, Don Quichotte is...
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Great Performers: Thomas Hampson review
America’s premier baritone Thomas Hampson made a long overdue Australian debut in this expertly curated and wonderfully intimate performance at Melbourne Recital Centre. On the unadorned stage of...
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Victorian Opera: Hansel and Gretel review
Continuing to educate the opera lovers of tomorrow, Victorian Opera once again strikes a deft balance between authentic opera and children’s entertainment with a return season of Hansel and Gretel....
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Opera Australia: Lucia di Lammermoor review
Opera Australia’s world class revival of Lucia di Lammermoor is a heart-pounding thrill ride, in which the magic ingredients of opera blend to memorable perfection. Marking the Sydney debut of European...
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Opera Australia: Madame Butterfly review
Opera Australia delivers an authentic, high quality opera experience with their 2018-2019 regional tour of Puccini’s exquisite tragedy Madame Butterfly. Martin Buckingham (Pinkerton), Danita...
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Victorian Opera: William Tell review
In a mighty achievement, Victorian Opera presents an epic evening of magnificent music as they return Rossini’s William Tell to the Australian stage after some 140 years. Working on a scale beyond...
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Sumi Jo and José Carbó: Mad for Love review [Melbourne]
Treasured soprano Sumi Jo brought her Mad for Love Australian tour to Melbourne Recital Centre with special guest baritone José Carbó. Sumi Jo’s glamour and style are a key aspect of any concept...
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Melbourne Opera: Der Rosenkavalier review
Melbourne Opera presents an evening of romance peppered with comedy in a handsome, well cast new production of Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. The ambitious project is executed with great...
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Victorian Opera: The Capulets and The Montagues review
Victorian Opera succeeded in meeting the sky high expectations for their third Bellini concert starring Jessica Pratt, presenting an evening of sterling musicianship and pairing Pratt with a colleague...
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