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Netia Jones directs Pinchgut Opera in a well-oiled Fairy Queen

The Fairy Queen
© Cassandra Hannagan
The Fairy Queen
© Cassandra Hannagan
The Fairy Queen
© Cassandra Hannagan
The Fairy Queen
© Cassandra Hannagan
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Reviewed at Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney on 7 June 2025
Purcell, The Fairy Queen
Pinchgut Opera
Erin Helyard, Conductor
Netia Jones, Director, Set Designer, Video
Matthew Marshall, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Antipodes
Cathy-Di Zhang, Soprano
Morgan Balfour, Soprano
Eden Shifroni, Soprano
Anna Fraser, Soprano
Olivia Payne, Soprano
Keara Donohoe, Mezzo-soprano
Kanen Breen, Tenor
Louis Hurley, Tenor
Sebastian Maclaine, Tenor
Andrew O'Connor, Bass-baritone
Nicholas Dinopoulos, Bass-baritone
Anthony Mackey, Bass
Hoyori Maruo, Dancer
Kino McHugh, Dancer
Franky Drousioti, Dancer
Dean Elliott, Dancer
Shannon Burns, Choreography
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