Opera Australia's beautiful La traviata returns to Melbourne

Par Patricia Maunder, 19 avril 2018

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“catching fire during Violetta’s demise in the final act”

Critique faite à Arts Centre Melbourne: State Theatre, Melbourne, le 17 avril 2018

Verdi, La traviata

Opera Australia

Carlo Montanaro, Direction

Elijah Moshinsky, Mise en scène

Michael Yeargan, Décors

Peter J. Hall, Costumes

Corinne Winters, Violetta Valéry

Yosep Kang, Alfredo Germont

José Carbó, Giorgio Germont

Dominica Matthews, Flora Bervoix

John Longmuir, Gastone de Letorières

Adrian Tamburini, Baron Douphol

Natalie Aroyan, Annina

Tom Hamilton, Marquis d'Obigny

Gennadi Dubinsky, Dr Grenvil

Jin Tea Kim, Giuseppe

Malcolm Ede, Flora's servant

Jonathan McCauley, Commissioner

Constantine Costi, Revival Director

Opera Australia Chorus

Orchestra Victoria

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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

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Jeremy Eccles, 27th January

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

***11

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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

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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

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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

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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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Patricia Maunder

Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist for more than 20 years, contributing to publications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK including The Sydney Morning Herald and Opera magazine. She is based in Melbourne, but considers Montreal her 'other' hometown after living there in 2012-16. For more about Patricia, visit her website.