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.
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.
Two of the world’s greatest opera singers come to Sydney to perform in Adriana Lecouvreur, by Francesco Ciléa, an Opera Australia co-production with the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the Fundación Ópera de Oviedo. Making his role debut as Maurizio, Count of Saxony is the outstanding tenor, Michael Fabiano. Joining him on stage as Adriana is the incomparable soprano Ermonela Jaho.
Italian baritone Luca Micheletti makes his Opera Australia debut in the role of the devilish Don Giovanni Sir David McVicar’s highly acclaimed production of Mozart’s eponymous opera. This thrilling gothic, production explores themes of repentance and moral ambivalence. Luca Micheletti is known not only for his magnificent voice, but also his outstanding acting. He brings…