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Performer: Dominica Matthews

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SydneyThe Merry Widow

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Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneyRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra
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Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Siobhan Stagg (Susanna) © Keith Saunders
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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Is Opera Australia’s Candide really the best of all possible worlds?

Annie Aitken (Cunegonde) © Carlita Sari
Dean Bryant's production of Leonard Bernstein’s operetta leans more towards musical theatre, blending French period costumes with weak attempts at Aussie humour. 
**111
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Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerungat Opera Australia

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Andrea Silvestrelli (Hagen) © Wallis Media
An icy Götterdämmerung brings Opera Australia's Ring Cycle to a successful conclusion, with standout performances from Lise Lindstrom as Brünnhilde and Andrea Silvestrelli as Hagen.
****1
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Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

Dominica Matthews, Deborah Humble, Jennifer Black, Mariana Hong and Agnes Sarkis (Valkyries) © Wallis Media
The second part of Opera Australia's Ring Cycle sees digital effects employed with greater restraint, delivering a production that is by turns moving and thrilling. 
****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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Physical comedy detracts from Pinchgut's musically ravishing Orontea

Ravishing music and performances, a crazy G&S plot, but physicality that tends to distract in Constantine Costi's production.
****1
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