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A nightclub of self-discovery: Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio updated for Melbourne

Katherine Allen (Blonde) and chorus
© Jeff Busby
Lyndon Watts (The Pasha)
© Jeff Busby
Cleo Lee-McGowan (Konstanze)
© Jeff Busby
Kyle Stegall (Belmonte) and Cleo Lee-McGowan (Konstanze)
© Jeff Busby
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“Cleo Lee-McGowan... sang with remarkable accuracy and flexibility”
Reviewed at Palais Theatre, Melbourne on 12 August 2025
Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Victorian Opera
Chad Kelly, Conductor
Constantine Costi, Director
Nathan Burmeister, Set Designer
Matilda Woodroofe, Costume Designer
Paul Jackson, Lighting Designer
Orchestra Victoria
Victorian Opera Chorus
Cleo Lee-McGowan, Konstanze
Kyle Steggall, Belmonte
Luke Stoker, Osmin
Katherine Allen, Blonde
Douglas Kelly, Pedrillo
Lyndon Watts, Bassa Selim
Shannon Burns, Choreography
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