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Quality performances of Cav and Pag open State Opera of South Australia’s season

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Reviewed at Adelaide Festival Centre, Festival Theatre, Adelaide on 20 April 2017
Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo, Pagliacci
State Opera South Australia
Nicholas Braithwaite, Conductor
Andrew Sinclair, Director
Shaun Gurton, Set Designer
Victoria Rowell, Costume Designer
Jacqueline Dark, Santuzza
Catriona Barr, Lola
Teresa LaRocca, Mamma Lucia
Rosario La Spina, Turiddu, Canio
Jeremy Tatchell, Alfio, Silvio
Joanna McWaters, Nedda
Douglas McNicol, Tonio
Adam Goodburn, Beppe
Donn Byrnes, Lighting Designer
Velalien, Director
Timothy Sexton, Choirmaster / chorus director
State Opera South Australia Chorus
Adelaide Art Orchestra
Jonathan Dove’s excellent opera Flight touches down in Australia
****1
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***11
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****1
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***11
Lauren Fagan and Kang Wang excel in Adelaide's new Traviata
****1
Richard Meale’s Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide
****1
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