Making an entrance: Opera Australia returns with glitzy Merry Widow

Por Chantal Nguyen, 07 enero 2021

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

Crítica hecha desde Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sídney el 5 enero 2021

Lehár, Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) (Sydney Opera House,)

Opera Australia

Brian Castles-Onion, Dirección

Graeme Murphy, Dirección de escena

Michael Scott-Mitchell, Diseño de escena

Jennifer Irwin, Diseño de vestuario

Damien Cooper, Diseño de iluminación

Shane Placentino, Director de reposición

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, Dirección

Opera Australia Chorus

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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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