Puppetry and pantomime: The Magic Flute in Sydney

By Tony Burke, 09 January 2016

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Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney on 7 January 2016

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Opera Australia

Rory Macdonald, Conductor

George Tsypin, Set Designer

Julie Taymor, Costume Designer

Taryn Fiebig, Pamina

Hannah Dahlenburg, Queen of the Night

John Longmuir, Tamino

Samuel Dundas, Papageno

Daniel Sumegi, Sarastro

Katherine Wiles, Papagena

Kanen Breen, Monostatos

Adrian Tamburini, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)

Jane Ede, First Lady

Sian Sharp, Second Lady

Anna Yun, Third Lady

Dean Bassett, First Armoured Man

Clifford Plumpton, Second Armoured Man

Malcolm Ede, First Priest

Benjamin Rasheed, Second Priest

Opera Australia Orchestra

Opera Australia Chorus

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Sandra Bowdler, 17th March

Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary.

****1

Humperdinck hobbled in Opera Australia revival

Jeremy Eccles, 27th January

Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well.

***11

A psychological Turandot in Ann Yee's Opera Australia staging

Sandra Bowdler, 15th January

Opera Australia's new Turandot succeeds with musical, dramatic and visual values with a mix of local and imported talent.

****1

Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 31st July

Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House

****1

Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney

Jeremy Eccles, 19th July

Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner.

****1

Danielle de Niese makes Carmen debut in a colourful new Sydney staging

Sandra Bowdler, 10th July

Danielle de Niese's assumes the title role at the Sydney Opera House, leading an impressive cast with an interesting approach to characterisation with a somewhat over the top blingy setting.

****1

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Tony Burke

Tony worked in medicine for many years, having his own GP practice in New South Wales. He plays piano and is an enthusiastic concert-goer, his travels often taking him to Edinburgh in the (UK) summers.