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Helsinki

30. Jan. 2026

Fagerlund’s interpretation of Morning Star dawns over Helsinki

Von No’a L. bat Miri

Netia Jones directs Pinchgut Opera in a well-oiled Fairy Queen

Von Jeremy Eccles, 7. Juni 2025

A rare 17th-century English Baroque spectacular, designed to delight the Restoration crowd, is given a contemporary twist in Sydney.

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Sydney

7. Juni 2025

Netia Jones directs Pinchgut Opera in a well-oiled Fairy Queen

Von Jeremy Eccles

Stunning acrobatics, a forlorn farewell: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in Sydney

Von Zoltán Szabó, 13. März 2025

Yaron Lifschitz mesmerises from the opening tableaux’s row of candles in his Purcell staging for Opera Australia, featuring Circa, a Brisbane-based circus company.

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Sydney

13. März 2025

Stunning acrobatics, a forlorn farewell: Dido and Aeneas in Sydney

Von Zoltán Szabó

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

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Andrea Silvestrelli (Hagen) © Wallis Media

Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerung provides a fine close to Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle

Von David Larkin, 7. Dezember 2023

An icy Götterdämmerung brings Opera Australia's Ring Cycle to a successful conclusion, with standout performances from Lise Lindstrom as Brünnhilde and Andrea Silvestrelli as Hagen.

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Brisbane

7. Dez. 2023

Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerungat Opera Australia

Von David Larkin

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried) and Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde) © Wallis Media

Nature goes hi-tech: Opera Australia’s Siegfried a triumph for Stefan Vinke

Von David Larkin, 5. Dezember 2023

The tireless Stefan Vinke wows in the title role of Opera Australia's Siegfried, in a production which harnesses technology to excellent effect.

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Brisbane

5. Dez. 2023

Nature goes hi-tech: Opera Australia’s Siegfried a triumph for Vinke

Von David Larkin

Dominica Matthews, Deborah Humble, Jennifer Black, Mariana Hong and Agnes Sarkis (Valkyries) © Wallis Media

Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

Von David Larkin, 3. Dezember 2023

The second part of Opera Australia's Ring Cycle sees digital effects employed with greater restraint, delivering a production that is by turns moving and thrilling.

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Brisbane

3. Dez. 2023

Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

Von David Larkin

Wagner on big screens: Opera Australia’s digital Rheingold is a mixed bag

Von David Larkin, 1. Dezember 2023

The opening Opera Australia's much-delayed Ring cycle contains wonderful visuals, and a standout performance from Warwick Fyfe as Alberich, but also moments of bafflement and excess.

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Brisbane

1. Dez. 2023

Wagner on big screens: Opera Australia’s Rheingold is a mixed bag

Von David Larkin

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

A lively Barber of Seville in State Opera of South Australia's new home

Von Sandra Bowdler, 11. November 2021

This sparkling successful production of Rossini's popular masterpiece delights the crowd on its opening at the new home for opera in Adelaide.

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Adelaide

11. Nov. 2021

The Barber of Seville in State Opera of South Australia's new home

Von Sandra Bowdler

A refreshing new Nozze di Figaro from New Zealand Opera

Von Simon Holden, 8. Juni 2021

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

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Auckland

8. Juni 2021

A refreshing new Nozze di Figaro from New Zealand Opera

Von Simon Holden

Leipzig

An electrifying Carmen from Oper Leipzig

Von Gregor Forbes, 23. November 2019

With an excellent cast and sumptuous orchestral playing, Oper Leipzig delivers a vivid evening of enjoyment.

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Leipzig

23. Nov. 2019

An electrifying Carmen from Oper Leipzig

Von Gregor Forbes

Seattle

Cinderella with a twist in Seattle

Von Philippa Kiraly, 19. Oktober 2019

An enchanting production, imaginative, amusing and suitable for children of all ages.

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Seattle

19. Okt. 2019

Cinderella with a twist in Seattle

Von Philippa Kiraly

Ambiguity rules in New Zealand Opera's Turn of the Screw

Von Simon Holden, 18. Oktober 2019

Astonishingly vivid performances from an ensemble cast made it one of the most outstanding of their recent productions, an auspicious sign as de Mallet Burgess takes over the General Directorship of the company.

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Auckland

18. Okt. 2019

Ambiguity rules in New Zealand Opera's Turn of the Screw

Von Simon Holden

Disconnected dégustation: Pinchgut Opera's Anacréon and Pigmalion

Von Jeremy Eccles, 15. Juni 2017

Historically informed rarities from Rameau and Vinci aim to recreate the world of 18th-century opera-going in Paris. But a misaligned production distracts from this specialised experience.

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Sydney

15. Juni 2017

Disconnected dégustation: Pinchgut Opera's Rameau

Von Jeremy Eccles

Theodora: a musical, if not dramatic, triumph in Sydney

Von Sandra Bowdler, 30. November 2016

Handel's oratorio Theodora performed by Pinchgut Opera in Sydney was played and sung beautifully in a rather drab production. Kudos to the soloists especially countertenor Christopher Lowery and conductor Erin Helyard.

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Sydney

30. Nov. 2016

Theodora: a musical, if not dramatic, triumph in Sydney

Von Sandra Bowdler

Haydn's Armida in Sydney: Confusion has such lovely music!

Von Jeremy Eccles, 22. Juni 2016

Confusion has such lovely music! Sydney's pioneering Baroque and early classical opera specialists, Pinchgut Opera offered Haydn's Armida as its 16th production.

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