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Performer: Virgilio Marino

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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

SydneyRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra
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Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Siobhan Stagg (Susanna) © Keith Saunders
Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House
****1
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A peerless Violetta in Opera Australia's Traviata revival

Samantha Clarke (Violetta) and Opera Australia Chorus © Guy Davies
Emotions on stage are matched by those rising from the pit as Sarah Giles' popular production returns to Sydney. 
****1
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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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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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Fresh breezes bring change: Opera Australia’s new Traviata delights

Samantha Clarke (Violetta) © Keith Saunders
Sarah Giles' new production replaces Elijah Moshinsky's venerable staging, and the talented cast delivers a successful performance. 
*****
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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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