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Perth WA

11. Okt. 2024

Mozart in Perth: excellent soloists, well-honed choir and orchestra

Von Sandra Bowdler

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

Bendigo

Stunning Walküre in Melbourne Opera's Ring cycle in Bendigo

Von Sandra Bowdler, 26. März 2023

Melbourne Opera's Walküre outdoes expectations, with really splendid singing and all-round performances, led by Lee Abrahmsen's Sieglinde.

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Bendigo

26. März 2023

Stunning Walküre in Melbourne Opera's Ring cycle in Bendigo

Von Sandra Bowdler

Catherine Carby (Médée) © Cassandra Hannagan

Pinchgut Opera brings Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée to Sydney

Von Sandra Bowdler, 1. Dezember 2022

Erin Helyard and his cast bring terrifically strong musical values to Charpentier's Médée, but Justin Way's production falters.

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Sydney

1. Dez. 2022

Pinchgut Opera brings Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée to Sydney

Von Sandra Bowdler

The after party you can't miss: Pinchgut's Platée

Von Chantal Nguyen, 1. Dezember 2021

In arguably its best production to date, theatre luminary Neil Armfield combines with Pinchgut and Erin Helyard for the first time to deliver this electrifying production of Rameau's comic masterpiece, Platée.

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Sydney

1. Dez. 2021

The after party you can't miss: Pinchgut's Platée

Von Chantal Nguyen

Melbourne Opera mines Australian talent in new Rheingold

Von Sandra Bowdler, 8. Februar 2021

Melbourne Opera has produced a critically and popularly successful Das Rheingold, which bodes well for the planned development of a full Ring cycle over the next four years.

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Melbourne

8. Feb. 2021

Melbourne Opera mines Australian talent in new Rheingold

Von Sandra Bowdler

Barbed wire fences and gas masks: William Kentridge’s unsettling Wozzeck in Sydney

Von Zoltán Szabó, 30. Januar 2019

Kentridge’s use of video technology creates another, highly complex, visual score next to Berg’s sonic one.

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Sydney

30. Jan. 2019

Barbed wire fences and gas masks: Wozzeck in Sydney

Von Zoltán Szabó

Master masons: Holten’s Meistersinger comes to Melbourne

Von David Larkin, 17. November 2018

Having offered a strong feminist reading of Wagner's Ring, could Kasper Holten do the same again for Die Meistersinger? Opera Australia's co-production had moments of excellence, but ultimately left the viewer with more questions than answers

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Melbourne

17. Nov. 2018

Master masons: Holten’s Meistersinger comes to Melbourne

Von David Larkin

Life on the precipice: Opera Australia revives its Berlin Bohème

Von Patricia Maunder, 7. November 2018

A fine cast led by Maija Kovalevska conveys the timeless beauty and emotion of Puccini’s Parisian melodrama, but the 1930s Berlin setting remains an imperfectly realised transformation.

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Melbourne

7. Nov. 2018

Opera Australia revives its Berlin Bohème

Von Patricia Maunder

Perth WA

Tristan und Isolde: a fabulous musical night for Perth

Von Sandra Bowdler, 16. August 2018

Wagner is a rare bird in Perth; the second *Tristan und Isolde* in 12 years worth the wait, no less for being a concert performance, and for bringing Skelton's masterful interpretation to an Australian audience

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Perth WA

16. Aug. 2018

Tristan und Isolde: a fabulous musical night for Perth

Von Sandra Bowdler

Opera Australia's beautiful La traviata returns to Melbourne

Von Patricia Maunder, 17. April 2018

The quality cast purred, but glorious roars are required to jolt audiences from placid enjoyment of Opera Australia’s gorgeous 24-year-old production of this Verdi classic.

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Melbourne

17. Apr. 2018

Opera Australia's beautiful La traviata returns to Melbourne

Von Patricia Maunder

The time has come: Jonas Kaufmann conquers Sydney as Parsifal

Von Zoltán Szabó, 9. August 2017

As clearly visible on all photos, the Sydney Opera House has two “sails”, interconnected major sections. One of them houses concerts, the other operas. Opera performances, however, are not exclusively taking place in the Opera Theatre.

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Sydney

9. Aug. 2017

Jonas Kaufmann conquers Sydney as Parsifal

Von Zoltán Szabó

Melbourne Carmen a feast of style and substance

Von Patricia Maunder, 6. Mai 2017

One of the world’s great Carmens and John Bell’s smart direction is a winning combination for this Opera Australia production.

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Melbourne

6. Mai 2017

Melbourne Carmen a feast of style and substance

Von Patricia Maunder

Tosca under Nazi occupation breaks hearts at Opera Australia

Von Patricia Maunder, 25. Februar 2017

Splendid performances and a Nazi makeover turns Puccini's political tragedy into a visceral experience.

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Sydney

25. Feb. 2017

Tosca under Nazi occupation breaks hearts

Von Patricia Maunder

Sterling performances help Simon Boccanegra shine in Sydney

Von David Larkin, 26. Juli 2016

Verdi's most political opera feels particularly relevant in 2016, and the Opera Australia production convinces, thanks to the outstanding George Petean in the title role and an excellent supporting cast.

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Sydney

26. Juli 2016

Simon Boccanegra shines in Sydney

Von David Larkin

Laugh out loud production of The Love for Three Oranges in Sydney

Von David Larkin, 22. Juni 2016

A revival of Francesca Zambello's production of Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges at the Sydney Opera House is a joy, thanks to the antics of Kanen Breen at the head of a strong cast.

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Sydney

22. Juni 2016

Laugh out loud Three Oranges in Sydney

Von David Larkin

Dance of Death: Carmen at Opera Australia

Von Jeremy Eccles, 21. Juni 2016

Director John Bell's chosen associations for his Carmen with Strindberg's Dance of Death and Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf underlined an emphasis upon the fated couple's joint knowledge that nothing they can do will turn the tsunami that's leading to their deaths.

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Sydney

21. Juni 2016

Dance of Death: Carmen at Opera Australia

Von Jeremy Eccles

Puppetry and pantomime: The Magic Flute in Sydney

Von Tony Burke, 7. Januar 2016

Julie Taymor's production maintains the magic of The Magic Flute at Sydney Opera House.

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