Opera Review: Adriana Lecouvreur/ Opera Australia
It was a triumphant night for Armenian-Australian soprano Natalie Aroyan on the opening night of Francesco Ciléa’s Adriana Lecouvreur in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.
From The Opéra National de Paris: Les Huguenots At Palace Cinemas
The Opéra National de Paris begins its 350th Anniversary celebrations with this new staging of one French culture’s true glories, Meyerbeer’s spectacular Grand Opera Les Huguenots, captured live from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 4 Oct 2018. Staged for the first time in 80 years, a great cast has been assembled for this l0ng-awaited revival, including Lisette Oropesa, Yosep…
Palace Opera And Ballet Screens Royal Opera’s “Emotionally Shattering” Madame Butterfly
Soprano Ermonela Jaho thrilled Sydney’s opera audiences last summer with her performance as Violetta in Opera Australia’s revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s La traviata. She is now enthralling in the role of Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s Madam Butterfly at London’s Royal Opera, Covent Garden. The Guardian’s Tim Ashley said “The whole evening is, in fact, outstanding. Ermonela Jaho,…