West Side Story: A Manhattan Juke-Box on Sydney Harbour

Por Chantal Nguyen, 25 marzo 2019

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“Zambello has refreshed the juke-box casing but left the internal mechanics largely untouched”

Crítica hecha desde Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Sídney el 23 marzo 2019

Bernstein, West Side Story

Opera Australia

Guy Simpson, Dirección

Francesca Zambello, Dirección de escena

Brian Thomson, Diseño de escena

Jennifer Irwin, Diseño de vestuario

Julie Lea Goodwin, Maria

Alexander Lewis, Tony

Mark Hill, Riff

Karli Dinardo, Anita

Olivia Vasquez, Rosalia

Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva, Bernardo

David Whitney, Doc

John Rayment, Diseño de iluminación

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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.