Making an entrance: Opera Australia returns with glitzy Merry Widow

Von Chantal Nguyen, 07 Januar 2021

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“visually, this production rolls out on a red carpet”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney, am 5 Januar 2021

Lehár, Die lustige Witwe (Sydney Opera House,)

Opera Australia

Brian Castles-Onion, Musikalische Leitung

Graeme Murphy, Regie

Michael Scott-Mitchell, Bühnenbild

Jennifer Irwin, Kostüme

Damien Cooper, Licht

Shane Placentino, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

David Whitney, Baron Mirko Zeta

Alexander Lewis, Count Danilo Danilovich

Julie Lea Goodwin, Hanna Glawari

Stacey Alleaume, Valencienne

Virgilio Marino, Camille de Rosillon

Benjamin Rasheed, Njegus

Jane Ede, Sylviane

Angela Hogan, Olga

Dominica Matthews, Praskowia

Brad Cooper, Raoul de St Brioche

Alexander Hargreaves, Bogdanovich

Richard Anderson, Kromow

Tom Hamilton, Pritschitsch

Luke Gabbedy, Vicomte Cascada

Paul Fitzsimon, Musikalische Leitung

Opera Australia Chorus

Opera Australia Orchestra

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.

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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

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Chantal Nguyen

Chantal has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, and was the first Australian to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Higher Level Dance. She has completed violin studies, and plays regularly in Sydney ensembles. She also dabbles in folk songs and subversive musical parody.

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