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Opera Review: Tosca/ Opera Australia
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It was a night of powerful singing and strong dramatic performances when John Bell’s production of Puccini’s Tosca for Opera Australia under revival director Roger Press, opened its third Sydney season last week. Spanish soprano Ainhoa Arteta was a compelling Tosca and Romanian tenor Teodor Ilincăi, a fine Cavaradossi. However, it was Lucio Gallo who…
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A Superb Cast Takes a Roman Holiday – ‘Don Pasquale’ reviewed
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