Russian soprano Irina Lungu is set to make her Australian debut as Gilda in Opera Australia’s winter production of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Sydney Opera House opening on 6 July till 2 August. (Season goes till 24 August). Ms Lungu has performed the role of Gilda to great acclaim at her debuts at the Metropolitan Opera…
Opera Australia is reviving Elijah Moshinsky’s classic interpretation of Verdi’s Rigoletto this winter. This popular interpretation is ritzy, sensual and bursting with colour; its characters are unconventional and its music is unforgettable in a story that is as much about obsession as it is about love. Elijah Moshinsky’s resplendent vision embraces the full glamour of Fellini’s…
Opera Australia today announced that baritone Leo Nucci has regretfully withdrawn from his three scheduled performances as Rigoletto in the upcoming production of Verdi’s eponymous opera at Sydney Opera House during the 2018 winter season. Acclaimed baritone Dalibor Jenis, who appeared for Opera Australia as Miller in the 2016 production of Verdi’s Luisa Miller and in…