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MelbourneWatershed: The Death of Dr Duncan

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Twist: Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan
Brett Weymark; Neil Armfield; Opera Australia; Ailsa Paterson; Nigel Levings; Orchestra Victoria

SydneySemele

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Handel: Semele
Erin Helyard; Neil Armfield; Pinchgut Opera; Alexander Berlage; Orchestra of the Antipodes; Cantillation; Eugene Lynch
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Rossini’s Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

Anna Dowsley (Angelina) and Jihoon Son (Don Ramiro) © Andrew Beveridge
Neil Armfield’s production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values. 
****1
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Julius Caesar – or some of it – from Pinchgut Opera

Samantha Clarke (Cleopatra) and Tim Mead (Giulio Cesare) © Brett Boardman
Handel's Giulio Cesare is heavily abridged in Sydney, but generally well-performed musically, albeit with a rather awkward staging by Neil Armfield. 
***11
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The quintessence of Hamlet: Brett Dean’s opera arrives in Sydney

Samuel Dundas (Horatio), Jud Arthur (Gravedigger) and Allan Clayton (Hamlet) © Keith Saunders
80% less of Shakespeare's text adds up to more intensity in Brett Dean's Hamlet as Neil Armfield's staging is mounted by Opera Australia. 
****1
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Allan Clayton dazzles in Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met

Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met is a worthy addition to the operatic canon, and the production is a treat. 

*****
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The after party you can't miss: Pinchgut's Platée

In arguably its best production to date, theatre luminary Neil Armfield combines with Pinchgut and Erin Helyard for the first time to deliver this electrifying production of Rameau's comic masterpiece, Platée.
*****
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A stunning Midsummer Night's Dream for the Adelaide Festival

Neil Armfield's enchanting production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream finally comes to Australia as the centrepiece of the 2021 Adelaide Festival, making a virtue of necessity with its astute casting of Australian talent.
*****
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