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New York CityLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Marco Armiliato; Michael Mayer; Metropolitan Opera; Michele Spotti; Christine Jones; Susan Hilferty; Kevin Adams
WienIl Trittico
Puccini
Lorenzo Viotti; Tatjana Gürbaca; Wiener Staatsoper; Henrik Ahr; Silke Willrett; Stefan Bolliger; Wiener Staatsopernorchester
SydneyRigoletto
Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra
SydneyLa Stupenda
Opera Australia Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; Stuart Maunder; Alex Lynn; Jessica Pratt; Kang Wang
MelbourneLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Finnegan Downie Dear; Constantine Costi; Opera Australia; Dann Barber; Sabina Myers; Morgan Moroney; Orchestra Victoria
WienLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Domingo Hindoyan; Franco Zeffirelli; Wiener Staatsoper; Marcel Escoffier; Wiener Staatsopernorchester; Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
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Power and vulnerability: COC revives Madama Butterfly
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The Toronto revival of Michael Grandage’s straightforward but elegant production shields Puccini’s genius from contemporary critiques.
A little fall of rain: Marina Rebeka steps into a damp Traviata
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Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka sings Violetta in Lorenzo Amato's traditional – but damp – staging.
Fresh breezes bring change: Opera Australia’s new Traviata delights
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Sarah Giles' new production replaces Elijah Moshinsky's venerable staging, and the talented cast delivers a successful performance.
Tan Dun's Buddha Passion fails to provide enlightenment
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Tan Dun conducts the LPO in the UK premiere of his Buddha Passion, hyped as “without precedent in the Western concert hall”.
Lauren Fagan and Kang Wang excel in Adelaide's new Traviata
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Sarah Giles directs a no-frills production for the State Opera of South Australia, but one that brims with emotion.
Kang Wang makes a striking Opera Australia debut in La bohème
Gale Edwards' popular revival, set in the 1930s Weimar Republic, brings visual delight and showcases Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang as Rodolfo.