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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
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A psychological Turandot in Ann Yee's Opera Australia staging

Rebecca Nash (Turandot) © Keith Saunders
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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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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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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The Barber of Seville in State Opera of South Australia's new home

This sparkling successful production of Rossini's popular masterpiece delights the crowd on its opening at the new home for opera in Adelaide.
****1
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La traviata's dazzling return to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

Fireworks, party boats, Violetta swooping from a giant chandelier: soprano Stacey Alleaume triumphs in this magnificent restaging of Francesca Zambello's spectacular waterfront La traviata.  
****1
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Mellifluous frivolity in OA's production of Il viaggio a Reims

Rossini's opera is all about art and art lovers in this production by Damiano Michieletto.
***11
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