A high-calibre, cavorting, colour-coded comedy

Von Brian Angus, 02 Dezember 2014

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“Warwick Fyfe... is indispensable to this production”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre, Melbourne, am 1 Dezember 2014

Verdi, Falstaff

Opera Australia

Christian Badea, Musikalische Leitung

Simon Phillips, Regie

Jane Ede, Alice Ford

Taryn Fiebig, Nannetta

Jacqueline Dark, Meg Page

Dominica Matthews, Mistress Quickly

Michael Honeyman, Ford

Warwick Fyfe, Sir John Falstaff

Kanen Breen, Bardolfo (Bardolph)

Graeme Macfarlane, Dr. Caius

Jonathan Abernethy, Fenton

Jud Arthur, Pistola

Orchestra Victoria

Terracinis Antwort für die Kritiker

Jeremy Eccles, 21st January

Hätte Großbritannien Spaß an The Rabbits? Denn so allegorisiert die neue, australische Familienoper die Briten der Kolonialzeit, die in diese herrenlose Welt Downunder kamen und die Existenz der australischen Ureinwohner leugnete - die in dieser Oper in Gestalt von Beuteltieren auftreten.

***11

Himmlische Latonia Moore in Aida

David Larkin, 27th March

Kamele, Feuerwerk und ein riesiger Kopf von Nefertiti: der Sydney Harbour-Inszenierung von Aida fehlt es nicht an Spektakel. Latonia Moore sticht in der Titelrolle heraus, mit guter Unterstützung von Miliaja Nikolic als Amneris und Michael Honeyman als Amonasro.

***11

Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

Sandra Bowdler, 17th March

Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary.

****1

Humperdinck hobbled in Opera Australia revival

Jeremy Eccles, 27th January

Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well.

***11

A psychological Turandot in Ann Yee's Opera Australia staging

Sandra Bowdler, 15th January

Opera Australia's new Turandot succeeds with musical, dramatic and visual values with a mix of local and imported talent.

****1

Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 31st July

Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House

****1

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Brian Angus

Brian is a lover of opera, and has enjoyed attending operas for over forty years. Brian has very catholic tastes; favourite classic composers are Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, contemporary composers John Adams and Jake Heggie, and a curiosity about Stockhausen’s music. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his appreciation of the world of music and opera.

Falstaff in Melbourne: a high-calibre, cavorting, colour-coded comedy