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Ailyn Pérez (Florencia) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Ailyn Pérez shines in Daniel Catán's verdant, shimmering Florencia en al Amazonas

By Robert Levine, 25 November 2023

The Metropolitan Opera premieres Florencia en el Amazonas by Mexican composer Daniel Catán in an eye-catching, warm production by Mary Zimmerman.

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New York City

25 Nov 2023

Ailyn Pérez shines in Daniel Catán's verdant, shimmering Florencia

By Robert Levine

Benedicte Bemet as Odette and Joseph Caley as Siegfried with The Australian Ballet in Swan Lake © Kate Longley

Brisbane

The Australian Ballet's Swan Lake: the archetypal ballet

By Ruth Ridgway, 24 October 2023

The Australian Ballet’s current production of Swan Lake is ballet at its best: beautiful classical dance and music, intense emotion, exquisite costumes, dramatic sets and lighting.

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Brisbane

24 Oct 2023

The Australian Ballet's Swan Lake: the archetypal ballet

By Ruth Ridgway

New York City

Matthew Aucoin's timeless mythology Eurydice opens at The Metropolitan Opera

By Kurt Gottschalk, 23 November 2021

Hell is a cold place with black walls and a black moon in Mary Zimmermann's production, which premiered at Los Angeles Opera in early 2020, and transfers to New York.

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New York City

23 Nov 2021

Matthew Aucoin's timeless mythology Eurydice opens at The Met

By Kurt Gottschalk