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Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra
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Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

Andrei Bondarenko (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Keith Saunders
Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary. 
****1
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Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney

Nicole Car (Rusalka) © Carlita Sari
Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner. 
****1
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Stunning acrobatics, a forlorn farewell: Dido and Aeneas in Sydney

Anna Dowsley (Dido) © Keith Saunders
Yaron Lifschitz mesmerises from the opening tableaux’s row of candles in his Purcell staging for Opera Australia, featuring Circa, a Brisbane-based circus company. 
****1
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Triple triumph: Il trittico opens at Opera Australia

Lauren Fagan (Suor Angelica) © Keith Saunders
A fine ensemble cast brings Puccini's triptych of one-acters to the Sydney Opera House stage, with stand-out performances from Lauren Fagan, Viktor Antipenko, Simon Meadows and Angela Hogan.
*****
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Twists in the tales: Michieletto brings Offenbach’s Hoffmann to life

Marko Mimica (Dapertutto) and Jessica Pratt (Giulietta) © Keith Saunders
Damiano Michieletto's imaginative take on Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann is lavish fun, with star turns from Jessica Pratt, Iván Ayón Rivas and Marko Mimica.
*****
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Elijah Moshinsky's Rigoletto revived splendidly at Opera Australia

Ernesto Petti (Rigoletto) © Keith Saunders
Could this be the last triumphant outing for the late, great Elijah Moshinksy's moving production of Rigoletto?
*****
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