Seven fantasies replace seven veils

By Zoltán Szabó, 08 March 2019

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“Alexander Krasnov radiated a powerful stage presence and his resonant bass voice was awe-inspiring”

Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney on 6 March 2019

Strauss R., Salome

Opera Australia

Johannes Fritzsch, Conductor

Gale Edwards, Director

Brian Thomson, Set Designer

Julie Lynch, Costume Designer

Lise Lindstrom, Salome

Jacqueline Dark, Herodias

Andreas Conrad, Herodes

Paul O'Neill, Narraboth

Alexander Krasnov, Jochanaan

David Parkin, 1st Nazarene

Christopher Hillier, 2nd Nazarene

Gennadi Dubinsky, 1st Soldier

Jonathan Alley, 2nd Soldier

Virgilio Marino, 1st Jew

Brad Cooper, 2nd Jew

Benjamin Rasheed, 3rd Jew

Tomas Dalton, 4th Jew

Andrew Moran, 5th Jew

Sian Sharp, Herodias' Page

Alexander Hargreaves, Cappadocian

Andy Morton, Tenor

Opera Australia Orchestra

Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

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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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

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