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An updated Poppea crowned in Melbourne
An updated staging of this 17th-century opera, with great singing and acting, is more successful than its somewhat distracting updated orchestration.
Laugh out loud Three Oranges in Sydney
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.
Dance of Death: Carmen at Opera Australia
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.