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…
Puccini’s Tosca opens tonight at the Sydney Opera House. A John Bell production from Opera Australia, the drama is set in Nazi occupied Rome. Christian Badea conducts Teodor Ilincăi as Cavaradossi and Ainhoa Arteta as Tosca with Lucio Gallo as Scarpia. The season goes from February 17 to March 31. Scroll down to see all six images….
Turandot – Giacomo Puccini Opera Australia, 24 June 2015 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House It is now 25 years since Graeme Murphy’s much-admired production of Turandot was first seen in 1990. During that time it has achieved almost iconic status because of the sheer beauty of many of its stage pictures. Murphy’s background as a choreographer is evident throughout as the opera unfolds in a series of…