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Auckland

08 Okt 2025

NZTrio and Emma Pearson: Strauss reimagined in gold and light

Von Simon Holden

Hadleigh Adams (Colline), Ji-Min Park (Rodolfo) and Elena Perroni (Mimì) © Andi Crown

Bruno Ravella's stunning direction elevates New Zealand Opera's La bohème

Von Simon Holden, 29 Mai 2025

New Zealand Opera's new production impresses with its stunning set design and art direction, and its restrained emotional tone.

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Auckland

29 Mai 2025

Stunning direction elevates New Zealand Opera's La bohème

Von Simon Holden

Adelaide

State Opera South Australia enliven Lucia di Lammermoor with a new generation of performers

Von Sandra Bowdler, 16 November 2024

A hoary old production of an operatic warhorse is brought to quite energetic life by a sparkling cast and excellent musical and dramatic performance.

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Adelaide

16 Nov 2024

State Opera South Australia enliven Lucia di Lammermoor

Von Sandra Bowdler

Fine singing but messy production of Le Comte Ory from New Zealand Opera in Auckland

Von Simon Holden, 30 Mai 2024

Director Simon Phillips takes the opportunity to reshape the setting of Rossini's comic opera to modern-day New Zealand.

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Auckland

30 Mai 2024

Fine singing but messy staging: Le Comte Ory at New Zealand Opera

Von Simon Holden

Jake Arditti (Rinaldo) and Alexandra Oomens (Almirena) © Cassandra Hannagan

A streamlined, dramatic Rinaldo from Pinchgut

Von Sandra Bowdler, 30 November 2023

Although abbreviated, Pinchgut Opera's production of Handel's Rinaldo makes a powerful dramatic impact and exemplifies high musical values, with excellent orchestral playing and consistently fine singing.

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Sydney

30 Nov 2023

A streamlined, dramatic Rinaldo from Pinchgut

Von Sandra Bowdler

Jonathan Abernethy, Hanna Hipp, Emma Pearson and Julien Van Mellaerts © Jinki Cambronero

A masterful Così fan tutte in Auckland

Von Simon Holden, 31 Mai 2023

Lindy Hume directs a refreshingly uncomplicated new staging for New Zealand Opera, supported by fine musical performances.

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Auckland

31 Mai 2023

A masterful Così fan tutte in Auckland

Von Simon Holden

Adelaide

Richard Meale’s Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide

Von Brian Angus, 07 Mai 2022

Sometimes referred to as “the great Australian opera” ,Voss has had few Australian airings since its 1986 premiere. This new production shows why it is held in such high regard.

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Adelaide

07 Mai 2022

Richard Meale’s Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide

Von Brian Angus

A refreshing new Nozze di Figaro from New Zealand Opera

Von Simon Holden, 08 Juni 2021

Lindy Hume directs a new production of Mozart's masterpiece which proves a constant delight.

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Auckland

08 Jun 2021

A refreshing new Nozze di Figaro from New Zealand Opera

Von Simon Holden

Mellifluous frivolity in Opera Australia's production of Il viaggio a Reims

Von Jeremy Eccles, 24 Oktober 2019

Rossini's opera is all about art and art lovers in this production by Damiano Michieletto.

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Sydney

24 Okt 2019

Mellifluous frivolity in OA's production of Il viaggio a Reims

Von Jeremy Eccles

Adelaide

An exciting open air Carmen in Adelaide

Von Brian Angus, 23 März 2019

Performing Carmen in the open works well. This open-air Adelaide event combined wonderful music and delightful singing, making for an impressive evening.

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Adelaide

23 Mär 2019

An exciting open air Carmen in Adelaide

Von Brian Angus

Pinchgut Opera's Athalia in Sydney: fabulous performance marred by directiorial problems

Von Sandra Bowdler, 21 Juni 2018

Handel's Athalia is a wonderful English oratorio but this production, while musically wonderful, was marred by a problematic staging with infuriating surtitles.

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Sydney

21 Jun 2018

Fabulous musical performance of Athalia in Sydney

Von Sandra Bowdler

Ridding Carmen of cliches in Auckland

Von Simon Holden, 22 Juni 2017

A superlative performance of Carmen that was certainly among the most thrilling performances New Zealand Opera has put on in recent memory.

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Auckland

22 Jun 2017

Ridding Carmen of cliches in Auckland

Von Simon Holden

Mozart meets the pantomime in Sydney

Von Oliver Brett, 27 Januar 2012

Opera Australia's production of The Magic Flute was advertised as a family-friendly production, and at times felt more like a pantomime than an opera.

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