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A stunning Meistersinger from Melbourne Opera

Warwick Fyfe (Hans Sachs) and Lee Abrahmsen (Eva) © Robin Halls
After its Bendigo Ring, Melbourne Opera brings off another artistic coup with a fabulous performance of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Melbourne's splendid Royal Exhibition Building. 

Young and the Sydney Symphony perform a splendid Die Walküre

Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra © Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Jay Patel
Wotan's predicaments provide Sydney's victory: Chief Conductor Simone Young has her musicians on some of their best form in recent years, with only a few question marks over an excellent concert performance.

Simone Young conducts Sydney Symphony in its first Gurre-Lieder

Simone Young conducts the Sydney Symphony © Dan Boud
Can a perfect performance of the stupendous Gurrelieder be anything other than five stars?

Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerungat Opera Australia

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Andrea Silvestrelli (Hagen) © Wallis Media
An icy Götterdämmerung brings Opera Australia's Ring Cycle to a successful conclusion, with standout performances from Lise Lindstrom as Brünnhilde and Andrea Silvestrelli as Hagen.

Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

Dominica Matthews, Deborah Humble, Jennifer Black, Mariana Hong and Agnes Sarkis (Valkyries) © Wallis Media
The second part of Opera Australia's Ring Cycle sees digital effects employed with greater restraint, delivering a production that is by turns moving and thrilling. 

Wagner on big screens: Opera Australia’s Rheingold is a mixed bag

Daniel Sumegi (Wotan) © Wallis Media
The opening Opera Australia's much-delayed Ring cycle contains wonderful visuals, and a standout performance from Warwick Fyfe as Alberich, but also moments of bafflement and excess.