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Performer: Michael Petruccelli

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MelbourneAustralian World Orchestra

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Australian World Orchestra; Lionel Bringuier; Michael Petruccelli
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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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Faithful to Handel: Pinchgut Opera performs Theodora

Samantha Clarke (Theodora) © Keith Saunders
Pinchgut Opera presents magnificent music and a timeless ethical debate on faith versus sectarian difference. 
****1
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Blinding ice: Finsterer's frozen Antarctica at the Sydney Festival

Antarctica © Wendell Teodoro
Gorgeous music by Mary Finsterer and an evocative setting by Elizabeth Gadsby transport you to the ends of the earth.
****1
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Pinchgut Opera brings Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée to Sydney

Catherine Carby (Médée) © Cassandra Hannagan
Erin Helyard and his cast bring terrifically strong musical values to Charpentier's Médée, but Justin Way's production falters. 
***11
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Richard Meale’s Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide

Sometimes referred to as “the great Australian opera” ,Voss has had few Australian airings since its 1986 premiere. This new production shows why it is held in such high regard. 

****1
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Farnace by Vivaldi (more or less) at Pinchgut Opera

Vivaldi's Farnace is reconstructed by Pinchgut Opera in ways which might not do the composer full dramatic justice, but the production and high musical values provide an excellent night of operatic drama. 
****1
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