Young cast, old production: Opera Australia’s Rigoletto is on song

Von Patricia Maunder, 13 Mai 2019

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“Stacey Alleaume delivered a performance of vocal splendour and dramatic charm”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre, Melbourne, am 11 Mai 2019

Verdi, Rigoletto

Opera Australia

Andrea Licata, Musikalische Leitung

Elijah Moshinsky, Regie

Michael Yeargan, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Rigoletto

Stacey Alleaume, Gilda

Liparit Avetisyan, The Duke of Mantua

Roberto Scandiuzzi, Sparafucile

Sian Sharp, Maddalena

Dominica Matthews, Giovanna

Christopher Hillier, Count Ceprano

Leah Thomas, Countess Ceprano

Virgilio Marino, Borsa

Gennadi Dubinsky, Monterone

Luke Gabbedy, Marullo

Ryan Sharp, Court Usher

Jennifer Bonner, Page

Hugh Halliday, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

Opera Australia Chorus

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Patricia Maunder

Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist for more than 20 years, contributing to publications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK including The Sydney Morning Herald and Opera magazine. She is based in Melbourne, but considers Montreal her 'other' hometown after living there in 2012-16. For more about Patricia, visit her website.