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Richard Meale’s Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide

Samuel Dundas (Voss) and Emma Pearson (Laura)
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Voss at State Opera of South Australia
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Cherie Boogart (Mrs Bonner), Emma Pearson (Laura) and Jessica Dean (Belle)
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“a story that touches the Australian soul”
Reviewed at Adelaide Festival Centre, Festival Theatre, Adelaide on 7 May 2022
Meale, Voss
State Opera South Australia
Richard Mills, Conductor
Stuart Maunder, Director
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
State Opera South Australia Chorus
Samuel Dundas, Johann Ulrich Voss
Emma Pearson, Laura Trevelyan
Jessica Dean, Belle Bonner
Rachel McCall, Mercy, Rose Portion
Cherie Boogaart, Mrs Bonner, Mrs Judd
Michael Petruccelli, Frank le Mesurier
Nicholas Jones, Harry Robarts
Mark Oates, Lieutenant Tom Radclyffe
Jiacheng Ding, Mr Topp
Pelham Andrews, Judd, Mr Bonner
Joshua Rowe, Palfreyman
Jeremy Tatchell, A reporter
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