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SydneyThe Merry Widow
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Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra
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Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow
Opera's greatest romcom glitters on its third outing at the Sydney Opera House.
Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically
Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary.
Humperdinck hobbled in Opera Australia revival
Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well.
Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney
Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner.
Danielle de Niese makes Carmen debut in a colourful new Sydney staging
Danielle de Niese's assumes the title role at the Sydney Opera House, leading an impressive cast with an interesting approach to characterisation with a somewhat over the top blingy setting.
Julius Caesar – or some of it – from Pinchgut Opera
Handel's Giulio Cesare is heavily abridged in Sydney, but generally well-performed musically, albeit with a rather awkward staging by Neil Armfield.