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PragueDer Zwerg (The Dwarf)

Prague National Theatre
Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)
Hermann Bäumer; Ersan Mondtag; Prague National Theatre Opera; Anna Pozidis; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus; Jana Sibera
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Nature goes hi-tech: Opera Australia’s Siegfried a triumph for Vinke

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried) and Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde) © Wallis Media
The tireless Stefan Vinke wows in the title role of Opera Australia's Siegfried, in a production which harnesses technology to excellent effect.
****1
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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.
***11
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Rotterdam Philharmonic presents a fabulous Frau ohne Schatten

Orchestra and singers reached great heights in this highly lyrical and dramatically flowing Frau ohne Schatten conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
*****
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Olfactory and ocular obfuscation: The Nose in Hamburg

Kent Nagano and the forces of Staatsoper Hamburg launch their new season with a production of Shostakovich's very first opera in which the ears are beguiled but the eyes are not.
***11
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Seven fantasies replace seven veils

Gale Edwards' Opera Australia staging of Richard Strauss' bloody opera is revived with Lise Lindstrom in the title role. 
****1
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Bring on the dancing girls: Rheingold redux in Melbourne

The revival of Neil Armfield's Melbourne Ring is relaunched with a successful Rheingold, sensitively conducted by Pietari Inkinen, with an especially fine performance from Warwick Fyfe as Alberich.
****1
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