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Simon O'Neill and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra standouts in Fidelio

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“a driven performance, exhilarating in its dramatic moments”
Reviewed at Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall, Auckland on 8 May 2021
Beethoven, Fidelio (concert performance)
Giordano Bellincampi, Conductor
Jacqueline Coats, Director
Simon O'Neill, Florestan
Kirstin Sharpin, Leonore
Phillip Rhodes, Don Pizarro
Paul Whelan, Rocco
James Ioelu, Don Fernando
Oliver Sewell, Jaquino
Natasha Wilson, Marzelline
Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus
Auckland Philharmonia
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