Seven fantasies replace seven veils

Par Zoltán Szabó, 08 mars 2019

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“Alexander Krasnov radiated a powerful stage presence and his resonant bass voice was awe-inspiring”

Critique faite à Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney, le 6 mars 2019

Strauss R., Salomé

Opera Australia

Johannes Fritzsch, Direction

Gale Edwards, Mise en scène

Brian Thomson, Décors

Julie Lynch, Costumes

Lise Lindstrom, Salomé

Jacqueline Dark, Hérodias

Andreas Conrad, Hérode Antipas

Paul O'Neill, Narraboth

Alexander Krasnov, Jochanaan

David Parkin, premier Nazaréen

Christopher Hillier, second Nazaréen

Gennadi Dubinsky, premier soldat

Jonathan Alley, second soldat

Virgilio Marino, premier Juif

Brad Cooper, deuxième Juif

Benjamin Rasheed, troisième Juif

Tomas Dalton, quatrième Juif

Andrew Moran, cinquième Juif

Sian Sharp, le page de Hérodias

Alexander Hargreaves, un Cappadocien

Andy Morton, Ténor

Opera Australia Orchestra

Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

Sandra Bowdler, 17th March

Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary.

****1

Humperdinck hobbled in Opera Australia revival

Jeremy Eccles, 27th January

Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well.

***11

A psychological Turandot in Ann Yee's Opera Australia staging

Sandra Bowdler, 15th January

Opera Australia's new Turandot succeeds with musical, dramatic and visual values with a mix of local and imported talent.

****1

Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 31st July

Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House

****1

Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney

Jeremy Eccles, 19th July

Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner.

****1

Danielle de Niese makes Carmen debut in a colourful new Sydney staging

Sandra Bowdler, 10th July

Danielle de Niese's assumes the title role at the Sydney Opera House, leading an impressive cast with an interesting approach to characterisation with a somewhat over the top blingy setting.

****1

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán 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.

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