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SydneyThe Merry Widow

Julie Lea Goodwin (Hanna Glawari) and Opera Australia Chorus © Carlita Sari
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra

MelbourneLa bohème

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Puccini: La bohème
Finnegan Downie Dear; Constantine Costi; Opera Australia; Dann Barber; Sabina Myers; Morgan Moroney; Orchestra Victoria
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Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow

Julie Lea Goodwin (Hanna Glawari) and Opera Australia Chorus © Carlita Sari
Opera's greatest romcom glitters on its third outing at the Sydney Opera House. 
****1
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Paging Dr Freud! Iolanta and the Nutcracker at the Volksoper Wien

Mila Schmidt (Iolanta) and ensemble © Ashley Taylor | Wiener Staatsballett (2022)
When is The Nutcracker not The Nutcracker? When's it's mashed together with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta to represent the blind princess’ inner world in a dark interpretation. 
****1
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Femicide! A controversial Carmen from Lotte de Beer at the Volksoper

Katia Ledoux (Carmen) and Tomislav Mužek (Don José) © Barbara Pálffy | Volksoper Wien
Lotte de Beer’s new retelling at the Volksoper reintroduces the element of shock into Bizet's popular opera. 
****1
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Uninspiring remix mars Operafront’s Traviata

At the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam, director Lotte de Beer presents a trendy and upbeat take on Traviata, unfortunately marred by a dumbed-down arrangement of Verdi’s music.
**111
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1984er Kupfer, neu aufpoliert

Ensemble, Chor und Statisterie © Barbara Pálffy | Volksoper Wien
Harry Kupfers Regiearbeit aus dem Jahr 1984 überzeugt ebenso wie Rebecca Nelsen als Mimì.
***11
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Pulsiones, deseos y enredos: Le nozze di Figaro en el Teatro Real

La legendaria y perspicaz producción de Claus Guth para Salzburgo visita Madrid lastrada por un reparto insuficiente.
***11
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