…and another review
Murray Black reviews the same performance (SSO/Mahler 2) for The Australian:
Murray Black reviews the same performance (SSO/Mahler 2) for The Australian:
The Barber of Seville – Gioachino Rossini Opera Australia, 28 January 2016 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House. Elijah Moshinsky’s 1995 production of Rossini’s Barber of Seville has proven, over the subsequent 20 years, to be one of the company’s most popular and enduring. Although set in the 1920s it is an otherwise traditional production…
In the evening heat of London this July, we may as well have been in a Sydney summer as the Sydney Children’s Choir gracefully and with innocent joy, took us to their heartland on the final evening of their 2013 European tour. There were no signs of flagging spirits amongst the now-seasoned travellers at the…
Australia is truly fortunate to have an ensemble of this dedication and expertise to present the genius of Bach’s music.
The character Salome has about as many layers as veils with which she is draped. Gale Edwards directs a thoughtful and refreshing take on the eponymously titled opera by Richard Strauss, which opened in Sydney last week. The narrative is beautifully integrated with Julie Lynch’s costumes, Brian Thomson’s set designs and Kelley Abbey’s choreography. The production is supremely well presented…
Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni; Pagliacci – Ruggero Leoncavallo Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 12 January 2017 Opera Australia has continued its summer season with a new production of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, following its customary New Year performances of La Bohème. This double bill is a joint enterprise with the…
Superlative singing, sensitive staging and exquisite styling infused with the themes of Imperial China have made Turandot on Sydney Harbour arguably the most enjoyable of the productions to date. The co-production between Opera Australia and Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) opened in Sydney last week under crystal clear skies and temperate breezes. (The first…