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Jonathan Dove’s excellent opera Flight touches down in Australia
Jonathan Dove’s opera Flight earns its title as the most popular modern opera with this excellent ensemble performance in Adelaide, its Australian premiere.
The Turn of the Screw: Stuart Maunder directs powerful in Adelaide
A full-on production of Britten’s The Turn of The Screw produces richness and awe, with a magnificent cast and musical excitement from the baton of Britten scholar Paul Kildea.
HGO serve up a treat with La bohème redux
La bohème may not seem the obvious choice for a very small theatre, but HGO carry it off with aplomb, with the help of Rodolfo sung by a star in the making.
Meistersinger Act 3 for a State Opera Wagner anniversary
Aa fitting tribute to the 20th anniversary of State Opera of South Australia’s ongoing romance with the music of Richard Wagner.
Tragedy and comedy in a double bill in Adelaide
Manuel de Falla’s rarely performed La Vida Breve and Giacomo Puccini’s comic Gianni Schicchi are quite contrasting mini-operas, united by common threads of deception and the clash of class distinction.