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SydneyRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; 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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Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

Andrei Bondarenko (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Keith Saunders
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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Brilliantly enjoyable Barber of Seville in Sydney

Samuel Dale Johnson (Figaro) © Keith Saunders
A thoroughly enjoyable and brilliantly performed version of Rossini's great comic opera at the Sydney Opera House. 
*****
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Triple triumph: Il trittico opens at Opera Australia

Lauren Fagan (Suor Angelica) © Keith Saunders
A fine ensemble cast brings Puccini's triptych of one-acters to the Sydney Opera House stage, with stand-out performances from Lauren Fagan, Viktor Antipenko, Simon Meadows and Angela Hogan.
*****
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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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Twists in the tales: Michieletto brings Offenbach’s Hoffmann to life

Marko Mimica (Dapertutto) and Jessica Pratt (Giulietta) © Keith Saunders
Damiano Michieletto's imaginative take on Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann is lavish fun, with star turns from Jessica Pratt, Iván Ayón Rivas and Marko Mimica.
*****
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Writhing snakes and nodding panthers: Opera Australia revives Aida

Aida, Act 2 finale © Keith Saunders
Despite high quality singing, arresting video cannot replace real direction in Davide Livermore’s digital production.
***11
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