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AdelaideCarmen, State Opera of SANew production

Charlotte Kelso (Carmen) and Gerard Schneider (Don José) © Andrew Beveridge | AsbCreative
Bizet: Carmen
Dane Lam; Laura Hansford; State Opera South Australia; Ailsa Paterson; Bernie Tan-Hayes; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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An excellent new Carmen in Adelaide

Charlotte Kelso (Carmen) and Gerard Schneider (Don José) © Andrew Beveridge | AsbCreative
First class home grown cast in Laura Hansford’s excellent production of for the State Opera of South Australia proves there's still life in this old operatic warhorse.
****1
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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. 
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Australian beachside fun in Adelaide Così fan tutte

Sky Ingram, Anna Dowsley (Dorabella), Nicholas Lester (Guglielmo), Adrian Strooper © Andrew Beveridge
Così fan tutte is a fun-filled night at the State Opera of South Australia, well cast and continuously entertaining without sacrificing musical or vocal values. 
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McVicar’s magic only improves with age: Scottish Opera’s La traviata

Hye-Youn Lee (Violetta) © James Glossop
Scottish Opera’s stylish revival is very finely sung with Hye-Youn Lee as Violetta, Ji-Min Park as Alfredo and Philip Rhodes as Germont. 
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A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

Samantha Clarke, Nicholas Lester (Guglielmo), Kitty Whately and Alessandro Fisher (Ferrando) © Craig Fuller

Entertainment ideal for country house opera-goers, enhanced by some fine singing and excellent playing from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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WNO’s belated 75th birthday party gets off to a triumphant start

WNO finally emerges from the pandemic with a performance of The Barber of Seville full of emotion and elation.
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