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Performer: Wolfgang Goebbel

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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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L’incoronazione di Poppea vividly brought to life at the Grange

Kitty Whately (Poppea) and Sam Furness (Nerone) © Craig Fuller
Terrific music making with a light directorial touch brings mixed results to Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece. 
***11
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In need of salvation: Tito at the Wiener Staatsoper

Kate Lindsey (Sesto) and Matthew Polenzani (Sesto) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
A strong cast led by an energetic Pablo Heras-Casado struggles in the revival of Jürgen Flimm's ill-conceived 2012 production.
***11
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Hector Berlioz' Les Troyens conquer Vienna

An epic night at the opera with Joyce DiDonato, which will be hard to forget.
*****
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A gripping, dark, moving Rigoletto from NIO

Since their creation in 2010, NIO has brought unconventional opera productions to Northern Ireland. Their Rigoletto is bold, emotional and engaging with a stellar cast of local and international talent.
****1
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Jürgen Flimm’s La clemenza di Tito loses the plot

Jürgen Flimm takes so many liberties with Mozart’s La clemenza it should be re-titled “Tito’s Lament”.
**111
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