THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | OPERA AUSTRALIA
4 ½ stars
The Joan Sutherland Theatre had a full house last night for the 2025 opening night of Opera Australia’s “The Barber of Seville” by Rossini. With a big cruise ship birthed at the Circular …
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rinaldo by handel – pinchgut opera
It’s a knock out!
Both circle and stalls were full for the opening night of Pinchgut Opera’s much awaited production of Handel’s Rinaldo in Sydney’s City Recital Hall. Known to be his most celebrated opera, the work features glorious music …
jonas kaufmann in la gioconda @ sydney opera house
Sydney Opera House is currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary and, to add to the festivities, Opera Australia offered a concert version of La Gioconda by Ponchielli last night (9 August 2023). It was a superb cast of mostly international performers …
golden age of broadway, sydney philharmonia choirs
The coronation mattered not to the thousands of people who flocked to the Sydney Opera House on Saturday 6 May 2023. The House was stretched to the limit with the Australian Ballet continuing their season of the magnificent “Jewels” by …
gloria & the four seasons – australia brandenberg orchestra
It’s been a very long time since I’ve attended a performance that was literally breathtaking. The thrill of feeling the body fill up with high vibration tingling, the eyes starting to stream, the grin like a Cheshire Cat and then …
victorian state ballet presents the snow queen
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Victorian State Ballet has taken a trip across the border this month visiting Queensland and New South Wales with their production of The Snow Queen based on the tale by Hans Christian Anderson. It’s a harsh tale of …
australian brandenburg orchestra presents spanish steps @ city recital hall
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Friday night, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra kicked off their 2023 season with a lively, culturally rich program titled Spanish Steps. Guest artists featured were cellist Elinor Frey and flamenco dancer Yioda Wilson. It was a varied program …
opera australia presents adriana lecouvreur @ joan sutherland theatre
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Last night the audience settled in to the Opera House for an Australian premiere production of Adriana Lecouvreur composed by Francesco Cilèa. It’s a lesser known opera by a lesser known composer so the house was not busting …
janacek string quartet no. 2 sydney symphony orchestra @ utzon room sydney opera house
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A good sized crowd gathered early for cocktail hour at the Utzon Room in Sydney Opera House. The age range was highly diverse though there were less “suits” of working age in the audience than expected. The …