Turco inspired many a great opera director in the past; understandably, as it offers plenty of splendid comic situations. Simon Phillips' hilarious 2014 production is revived by Opera Australia.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-08-13UTC15:20:43+00:002018-08-13Turco inspired many a great opera director in the past; understandably, as it offers plenty of splendid comic situations. Simon Phillips' hilarious 2014 production is revived by Opera Australia.A giggle a minute: Il turco in Italia in Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-turco-italian-phillips-molino-opera-australia-sydney-august-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngZoltán Szabóhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16009https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16009https://bachtrack.com/files/40585-zoltan-square.jpgZoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.https://bachtrack.com/files/88308-the-turk-in-italy-stacey-alleaume-and-paolo-bordogna-sw18-keith-saunders-photo-12-hires.jpg510340Stacey Alleaume (Fiorilla) and Paolo Bordogna (Selim)Keith Saunders2018-Aug-10, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/il-turco-in-italia-the-turk-in-italy/10-august-2018/19-302018-08-102018-09-01Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/the-turk-in-italy-sydney?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg4
Kosky’s The Nose hits Sydney, sweeping the audience along with hallucinogenic energy. Led by the outstanding Martin Winkler and John Tomlinson, singers and musicians deliver a wild evening's entertainment.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-02-23UTC11:20:42+00:002018-02-23Kosky’s The Nose hits Sydney, sweeping the audience along with hallucinogenic energy. Led by the outstanding Martin Winkler and John Tomlinson, singers and musicians deliver a wild evening's entertainment.What’s up (with) Kosky’s Nose?en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-shostakovich-nose-sydney-opera-house-kosky-molino-tomlinson-winkler-february-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/77194-the-nose-martin-winkler-ss18-photo-10-hires-c-prudence-upton-resized.jpg510340Martin Winkler (Kovalyov)Prudence Upton2018-Feb-21, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: The Nosehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/the-nose/21-february-2018/19-302018-02-212018-03-03Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg5
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-23UTC15:07:19+00:002017-01-22It's the libretto's equivocation that has denied King Roger the frequency of performance that its music deserves.Sicilian inspiration: Szymanowski's King Roger arrives in Sydneyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-szymanowski-king-roger-holten-opera-australia-sydney-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJeremy Eccleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20350https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20350https://bachtrack.com/files/78420-jeremy-eccles.jpgJeremy Eccles was born in the UK, engaged with music at Dulwich College, Jurisprudence at Oxford and politics at the BBC. Then he made a sea-change to Radio Hong Kong - and culture entered his professional world. On to Australia in 1982, where culture took over, broadcasting on the ABC and writing in all national newspapers, mainly about the performing arts. He formed a local chapter of the International Association of Theatre Critics, contributed to The World of Theatre and edited two magazines. Later, Jeremy began reviewing opera for the Australian Financial Review and dance for the Sydney Review. Most of his writing (and the odd film) today is deep into Indigenous art and culture at aboriginalartdirectory.com, but he maintains a continuing engagement with opera - early, contemporary, on the Harbour and plain old Puccini.https://bachtrack.com/files/51659-king-roger-saimir-pirgu-ss17-keith-saunders-resized.jpg510340Saimir Pirgu (Shepherd)Keith Saunders2017-Jan-20, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: King Rogerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/king-roger/20-january-2017/19-302017-01-202017-02-15Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg4
Director John Bell's chosen associations for his Carmen with Strindberg's Dance of Death and Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf underlined an emphasis upon the fated couple's joint knowledge that nothing they can do will turn the tsunami that's leading to their deaths.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-22UTC09:14:08+00:002016-06-22Director John Bell's chosen associations for his Carmen with Strindberg's Dance of Death and Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf underlined an emphasis upon the fated couple's joint knowledge that nothing they can do will turn the tsunami that's leading to their deaths.Dance of Death: Carmen at Opera Australiaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-carmen-margaine-opera-australia-sydney-june-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJeremy Eccleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20350https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/20350https://bachtrack.com/files/78420-jeremy-eccles.jpgJeremy Eccles was born in the UK, engaged with music at Dulwich College, Jurisprudence at Oxford and politics at the BBC. Then he made a sea-change to Radio Hong Kong - and culture entered his professional world. On to Australia in 1982, where culture took over, broadcasting on the ABC and writing in all national newspapers, mainly about the performing arts. He formed a local chapter of the International Association of Theatre Critics, contributed to The World of Theatre and edited two magazines. Later, Jeremy began reviewing opera for the Australian Financial Review and dance for the Sydney Review. Most of his writing (and the odd film) today is deep into Indigenous art and culture at aboriginalartdirectory.com, but he maintains a continuing engagement with opera - early, contemporary, on the Harbour and plain old Puccini.https://bachtrack.com/files/41387-carmen-yonghoon-lee-clementine-margaine-opera-australia-keith-saunders-resized.jpg300450Yonghoon Lee (Don José) and Clémentine Margaine (Carmen)Keith Saunders2016-Jun-16, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/carmen/16-june-2016/19-302016-06-162016-08-12Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg4
A well-worked revival of Elijah Moshinsky's production of Rossini's Barber of Seville offers gales of laughter and vocal delights at the Sydney Opera House, with starring roles for Paolo Bordogna, Anna Dowsley and Warwick Fyfe
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-02-01UTC10:48:12+00:002016-02-01A well-worked revival of Elijah Moshinsky's production of Rossini's Barber of Seville offers gales of laughter and vocal delights at the Sydney Opera House, with starring roles for Paolo Bordogna, Anna Dowsley and Warwick FyfeLaughs aplenty in Rossini’s Barber at the Sydney Opera Houseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-barber-of-seville-rossini-sydney-opera-house-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/33791-paolo_bordogna_keith_saunders_resized.jpeg280396Paolo Bordogna as FigaroKeith Saunders2016-Jan-28, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: The Barber of Sevillehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/the-barber-of-seville/28-january-2016/19-302016-01-282016-03-22Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.214876https://bachtrack.com/files/41870-opera-australia-logo.jpg4
The ever-popular La bohème returns in Gale Edwards' adaptation which features a change to the final months of the 1930s Weimar Republic as featured in the musical Cabaret.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-07UTC10:38:38+00:002016-01-07The ever-popular La bohème returns in Gale Edwards' adaptation which features a change to the final months of the 1930s Weimar Republic as featured in the musical Cabaret.Bohemians in Berlin: Musetta steals the Opera Australia showen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boheme-edwards-kang-aroyan-opera-australia-sydney-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngTony Burkehttps://bachtrack.com/files/32695-la_boheme_adrian_tamburini_lorina_gore_opera_australia_branco_gaica_resized.jpg510334Adrian Tamburini (Alcindoro) and Lorina Gore (Musetta)Branco Gaica2016-Jan-02, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house-joan-sutherland-theatre/la-boheme/02-january-2016/19-302016-01-022016-03-23Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148764
The aftermath of an unfortunate tug of war between love and lust entwined in a city gripped by enemy occupation, Tosca’s story digs deep into the human heart.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-11-14UTC09:26:22+00:002014-11-13The aftermath of an unfortunate tug of war between love and lust entwined in a city gripped by enemy occupation, Tosca’s story digs deep into the human heart. A plausible and wretchedly frightening Tosca opens in Melbourneen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tosca-serafin-opera-australia-melbourne-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Selarhttps://bachtrack.com/files/7281-tosca_sgura_serafin_jeff_busby.jpg300452Claudio Sgura (Scarpia) and Martina Serafin (Tosca)Jeff Busby2014-Nov-12, Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre: Toscahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/arts-centre-melbourne-state-theatre/tosca/12-november-2014/19-302014-11-122014-12-13Arts Centre Melbourne: State TheatreMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaVIC 3004100 St Kilda Road
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Opera Australia's laugh-out-loud production of Il Turco in Italia (“The Turk in Italy”) by Rossini at the Sydney Opera House combines vocal excellence and strong characterisation.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-01-23UTC10:19:20+00:002014-01-23Opera Australia's laugh-out-loud production of Il Turco in Italia (“The Turk in Italy”) by Rossini at the Sydney Opera House combines vocal excellence and strong characterisation.Laughs aplenty in Opera Australia’s delightful Turk in Italy at Sydney Festivalen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-jan-2014-sydney-festival-turk-italyBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/4068-the_turk_in_italy_2014_credit_lisa_tomasetti_0992.jpg510340Emma Matthews as Fiorilla, Paolo Bordogna as Selim, Luciano Botelho as NarcisoLisa Tomasetti2014-Jan-22, Sydney Opera House: Sydney Festival: Il turco in Italiahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sydney-opera-house/sydney-festival-il-turco-in-italia/22-january-2014/19-302014-01-222014-01-22Sydney Opera HouseSydneyNew South WalesAustraliaNSW 2000Bennelong Point-33.85784020822151.214593201884
“I would ask what the management’s drama has in common with mine. The title? No. The poet? No. The period? No. The place? No. The characters? No.”
This excerpt from Verdi’s legal proceedings against the management of San Carlo, who were trying to foist changes on Un Ballo in Maschera, came vividly to my mind last night at Sydney Opera House.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:37:39+00:002013-01-28David Larkin reviews Alex Olle's production of Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera at the Sydney Opera HouseMemorable re-visioning of Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera at the Sydney Opera Houseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-opera-australia-un-ballo-in-maschera-sydney-opera-houseBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Larkinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/944https://bachtrack.com/files/135-dl_photo.jpgDavid is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, specialising in nineteenth-century music. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, he has published on Richard Strauss, Liszt and Wagner. He gives pre-concert talks for the Sydney Symphony, and sings with a number of chamber choirs.https://bachtrack.com/files/2151-oa_masked_ball_ss13_4.jpg400400Diego Torre as Gustav III & José Carbó as Count Ankarström. Photo by Lisa Tomasetti.2013-Jan-24, Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre: A Masked Ballhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-opera-australia-un-ballo-in-maschera-sydney-opera-house2013-01-242013-01-24Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland TheatreSydneyNew South WalesAustralia1225-33.858362151.2148765
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-04-11UTC15:40:46+00:002018-04-09La toute nouvelle production de Carmen proposée au Théâtre du Capitole relève d’un subtil mélange d‘innovation et de tradition.Carmen au Capitole de Toulouse : Et Carmencita mourut deux foisfr_FRtruehttps://bachtrack.com/critique-carmen-theatre-du-capitole-toulouse-molino-grinda-margaine-castronovo-avril-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngArnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16342https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16342https://bachtrack.com/files/252-profil.jpgOriginaire des Hautes-Pyrénées, Arnaud est titulaire d’un doctorat en Sciences de l’Antiquité et chargé de cours à l’Université. Passionné de musique, violoniste et pianiste, il a poursuivi en parallèle de ses études un cursus au Conservatoire Régional et y a obtenu les Prix d’Histoire de la musique et d’Analyse musicale. Ses recherches portent sur l’histoire des religions antiques et notamment sur l’utilisation des instruments à percussion dans le cadre des cultes polythéistes.https://bachtrack.com/files/80700-clementine-margaine-c-patrice-nin.jpg510340Clémentine Margaine (Carmen)Patrice Nin2018-Apr-06, Théâtre du Capitole: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theatre-du-capitole/carmen/06-april-2018/20-002018-04-062018-04-19Théâtre du CapitoleToulouseOccitanieFrance31000Place du Capitole43.60451824358651.44386529922485https://bachtrack.com/files/66130-carmen-dry-flowers-on-a-background-of-on-old-sofa-shutterstock.jpg4
