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| Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 |
 Sydney Opera House: Opera TheatreA Midsummer Night's Dream |
Opera Australia Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Tuesday 16-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia It has to be one of Opera Australia's most celebrated productions. Inspired by Shakespeare's poetry and Benjamin Britten's music, visionary director Baz Luhrmann dreamt up a colour-drenched realm of midsummer magic where Indian gods, British colonials and rustic clowns collided, colluded and sometimes fell in love. Now A Midsummer Night's Dream is back. It all starts with a boy. Tytania, Queen of the Fairies, is besotted with a young Indian Prince.With the help of mischievous Puck, King Oberon plans his humiliating revenge, conjuring up a web of enchantment. Meanwhile, a merry band of mortals, including four lovers and some rough and ready thespians, have wandered into the fairies realm. As the night plays out Oberon ends up catching more than he expects. Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom | ||
| Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Wednesday 17-Mar-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Tosca |
Opera Australia Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Thursday 18-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Friday 19-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Opera Australia Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Friday 19-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia It has to be one of Opera Australia's most celebrated productions. Inspired by Shakespeare's poetry and Benjamin Britten's music, visionary director Baz Luhrmann dreamt up a colour-drenched realm of midsummer magic where Indian gods, British colonials and rustic clowns collided, colluded and sometimes fell in love. Now A Midsummer Night's Dream is back. It all starts with a boy. Tytania, Queen of the Fairies, is besotted with a young Indian Prince.With the help of mischievous Puck, King Oberon plans his humiliating revenge, conjuring up a web of enchantment. Meanwhile, a merry band of mortals, including four lovers and some rough and ready thespians, have wandered into the fairies realm. As the night plays out Oberon ends up catching more than he expects. Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom | ||
| Saturday 20-Mar-10 13:00 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Saturday 20-Mar-10 13:00 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 20-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre La Traviata |
Opera Australia Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Saturday 20-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia You will never forget the first time you hear Elvira Fatykhova. Ever since her show-stopping Opera Australia debut as Manon in 2004, her shining coloratura and captivating stage presence have thrilled opera-goers. So it is with great joy that we welcome her back to recreate her devastatingly moving portrayal of the tragic heroine Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky's handsome production of La traviata. Violetta is the toast of Paris. Her parties are legendary, her beauty is much admired and her admirers queue up to pay their compliments. As for love, it has no real place in her life until the fateful day she meets Alfredo. Suddenly the good-time-girl finds herself wanting more than a light-hearted fling, but can she leave her past behind? Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Monday 22-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Tosca |
Opera Australia Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Monday 22-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Tuesday 23-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre La Traviata |
Opera Australia Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Tuesday 23-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia You will never forget the first time you hear Elvira Fatykhova. Ever since her show-stopping Opera Australia debut as Manon in 2004, her shining coloratura and captivating stage presence have thrilled opera-goers. So it is with great joy that we welcome her back to recreate her devastatingly moving portrayal of the tragic heroine Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky's handsome production of La traviata. Violetta is the toast of Paris. Her parties are legendary, her beauty is much admired and her admirers queue up to pay their compliments. As for love, it has no real place in her life until the fateful day she meets Alfredo. Suddenly the good-time-girl finds herself wanting more than a light-hearted fling, but can she leave her past behind? Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 24-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Opera Australia Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Wednesday 24-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia It has to be one of Opera Australia's most celebrated productions. Inspired by Shakespeare's poetry and Benjamin Britten's music, visionary director Baz Luhrmann dreamt up a colour-drenched realm of midsummer magic where Indian gods, British colonials and rustic clowns collided, colluded and sometimes fell in love. Now A Midsummer Night's Dream is back. It all starts with a boy. Tytania, Queen of the Fairies, is besotted with a young Indian Prince.With the help of mischievous Puck, King Oberon plans his humiliating revenge, conjuring up a web of enchantment. Meanwhile, a merry band of mortals, including four lovers and some rough and ready thespians, have wandered into the fairies realm. As the night plays out Oberon ends up catching more than he expects. Alexander Briger, Conductor Baz Luhrmann, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra Tobias Cole, Tenor: Oberon Luke Gabbedy, Baritone: Demetrius James Egglestone, Tenor: Lysander Sian Pendry, Mezzo-soprano: Hermia Conal Coad, Bass: Bottom | ||
| Thursday 25-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Thursday 25-Mar-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Friday 26-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre La Traviata |
Opera Australia Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Friday 26-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia You will never forget the first time you hear Elvira Fatykhova. Ever since her show-stopping Opera Australia debut as Manon in 2004, her shining coloratura and captivating stage presence have thrilled opera-goers. So it is with great joy that we welcome her back to recreate her devastatingly moving portrayal of the tragic heroine Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky's handsome production of La traviata. Violetta is the toast of Paris. Her parties are legendary, her beauty is much admired and her admirers queue up to pay their compliments. As for love, it has no real place in her life until the fateful day she meets Alfredo. Suddenly the good-time-girl finds herself wanting more than a light-hearted fling, but can she leave her past behind? Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 27-Mar-10 13:00 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Tosca |
Opera Australia Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Saturday 27-Mar-10 13:00 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Christopher Alden, Director Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Carlo Barricelli, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Andrea Licata, Conductor Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 27-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Saturday 27-Mar-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Monday 29-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre La Traviata |
Opera Australia Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Monday 29-Mar-10 19:30 Opera Australia You will never forget the first time you hear Elvira Fatykhova. Ever since her show-stopping Opera Australia debut as Manon in 2004, her shining coloratura and captivating stage presence have thrilled opera-goers. So it is with great joy that we welcome her back to recreate her devastatingly moving portrayal of the tragic heroine Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky's handsome production of La traviata. Violetta is the toast of Paris. Her parties are legendary, her beauty is much admired and her admirers queue up to pay their compliments. As for love, it has no real place in her life until the fateful day she meets Alfredo. Suddenly the good-time-girl finds herself wanting more than a light-hearted fling, but can she leave her past behind? Elvira Fatykhova, Soprano: Violetta Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Alfredo Germont Domincia Matthews, Mezzo-soprano: Flora Bervoix Michael Lewis, Bass: Giorgio Germont Elijah Moshinsky, Director Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Tuesday 30-Mar-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Tuesday 30-Mar-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 14-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Wednesday 14-Apr-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Saturday 17-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 17-Apr-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Tuesday 20-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Tuesday 20-Apr-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 21-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Wednesday 21-Apr-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Friday 23-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Friday 23-Apr-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 24-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 24-Apr-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Tuesday 27-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Tuesday 27-Apr-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 28-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Wednesday 28-Apr-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Friday 30-Apr-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Friday 30-Apr-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Saturday 1-May-10 13:00 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 1-May-10 13:00 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Saturday 1-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Bliss - World Première |
Opera Australia Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 1-May-10 19:30 Bliss - World Première Opera Australia "Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him…" Bliss is a novel which defines a generation. No-one forgets the opening line of Peter Carey’s darkly comic fable, which charts the adventures of Harry Joy, an advertising executive who, after having a close encounter with death, finds himself sucked into a Kafkaesque series of events. In 2010 the lights go up on a new opera based on Bliss, commissioned by Opera Australia, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Peter Coleman-Wright and conducted by Elgar Howarth, who has conducted many world premieres of new works. Brett Dean is one of the most exciting composers to have emerged in the world of classical music in recent years. His music is by turns fascinating, atmospheric and disarmingly beautiful. Amanda Holden is an award-winning translator and librettist who has written more than fifty works for the stage. The combination of Brett Dean’s music, Amanda Holden’s words and Peter Carey’s kaleidoscopic imagination is a potent one. Add in the directorial vision of Neil Armfield, the choreography of Kate Champion and the electrifying stage presence of Peter Coleman-Wright, and this new production will be dynamite. Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Harry Joy Lorina Gore, Soprano: Honey B Barry Ryan, Baritone: Alex David Corcoran, Tenor: David Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Lucy Kanen Breen, Tenor: Johnny Milijana Nikolic, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Dalton Henry Choo, Tenor: Aldo / Nigel Clunes Elgar Howarth, Conductor Neil Armfield, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Monday 3-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Monday 3-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Tuesday 4-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Tuesday 4-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Thursday 6-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Thursday 6-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Friday 7-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Friday 7-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Saturday 8-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 8-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Monday 10-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Monday 10-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Tuesday 11-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Tuesday 11-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Wednesday 12-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Wednesday 12-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Thursday 13-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Tosca |
Opera Australia Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Thursday 13-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Puccini s great aria, 'Vissi d'arte', is a moment when time stands still. Who could resist such a heartbreaking appeal? And who could resist the glorious voice of Nicole Youl in the title role of Opera Australia's first new production of Puccini's Tosca for nearly thirty years? Although we think of Puccini as the ultimate romantic, Tosca is anything but. There is love, but there is also jealousy, lust and murder. In this new production, originally created for Opera North, director Christopher Alden meets the casual brutality and violence head on. An evocative set, designed by Charles Edwards, locates the action in a run-down church vestry with a confessional which serves first as a hiding place for Angelotti and later as a torture chamber. The result is hugely powerful. Shao Chia Lü, Conductor Christopher Alden, Director Orchestra Victoria Opera Australia Chorus Nicole Youl, Soprano: Floria Tosca Rosario la Spina, Tenor: Mario Cavaradossi John Wegner, Baritone: Baron Scarpia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Sacristan | ||
| Friday 14-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Friday 14-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Saturday 15-May-10 13:00 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 15-May-10 13:00 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Saturday 15-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 15-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Monday 17-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Monday 17-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor: Elvino Joshua Bloom, Bass: Count Rodolpho Elizabeth Campbell, Soprano: Teresa | ||
| Tuesday 18-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Tuesday 18-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Wednesday 19-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Wednesday 19-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Friday 21-May-10 19:30 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Friday 21-May-10 19:30 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Saturday 22-May-10 13:00 |
The Arts Centre, Melbourne Die Fledermaus |
Opera Australia Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano |
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| The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3004, Australia Saturday 22-May-10 13:00 Opera Australia Champagne, anyone? Charge your glasses and put on your dancing shoes as the world’s favourite operetta waltzes back into town. The debonair David Hobson makes a welcome return to the State Theatre in the central role of Eisenstein, alongside Antoinette Halloran and Taryn Fiebig, and the award-winning Opera Australia Chorus will bring the house down with their all-singing, all-dancing display. Opera Australia Chorus Orchestra Victoria Brian Castles-Onion, Conductor Lindy Hume, Director Stephen Smith, Tenor: Alfred Kanen Breen, Tenor: Blind Antoinette Halloran, Soprano: Rosalinde Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Adele Yvonne Kenny, Soprano | ||
| Wednesday 14-Jul-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre The Girl of the Golden West |
Opera Australia Arvo Volmer, Conductor Nigel Jamieson, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra John Wegner, Baritone: Jack Rance Dennis O'Neill, Tenor: Dick Johnson David Corcoran, Tenor: Nick Andrew Jones, Bass: Jake Wallace |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Wednesday 14-Jul-10 19:30 The Girl of the Golden West Opera Australia In the male world of the Californian Gold Rush a single woman comes in for plenty of attention. Everyone is sweet on Minnie, and the Sheriff, Jack Rance, is prepared to pay good money for just a kiss. But although Minnie has steely nerves, she is a romantic at heart. She knows love will walk in through the door one day. It just hasn’t, yet. Then Dick Johnson, aka the dastardly bandit Ramerrez, arrives in town, and Minnie… Well, you can guess the rest. Arvo Volmer, Conductor Nigel Jamieson, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra John Wegner, Baritone: Jack Rance Dennis O'Neill, Tenor: Dick Johnson David Corcoran, Tenor: Nick Andrew Jones, Bass: Jake Wallace | ||
| Friday 23-Jul-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre The Marriage of Figaro |
Opera Australia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Friday 23-Jul-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production Figaro is a security guard and his fiancée Susanna is a maid in the Almaviva family's lavish mansion. Everyone knows everyone inside the gated compound, and everyone is watching. There is plenty to see. Count Almaviva is in lust with Susanna, the Countess is in tears and Cherubino's hormones are getting him into trouble again. It is up to Figaro to pick his way through a mad day and, hopefully, end up married. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro has appeared in many guises since this Company first presented it. Directors from John Copley to Tim Albery to Neil Armfield have all offered unique interpretations of this multifaceted work, and it is in the spirit of this bold tradition that Opera Australia presents a new Figaro from one of the most exciting directors working in Australia today. Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Monday 26-Jul-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre The Marriage of Figaro |
Opera Australia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Monday 26-Jul-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production Figaro is a security guard and his fiancée Susanna is a maid in the Almaviva family's lavish mansion. Everyone knows everyone inside the gated compound, and everyone is watching. There is plenty to see. Count Almaviva is in lust with Susanna, the Countess is in tears and Cherubino's hormones are getting him into trouble again. It is up to Figaro to pick his way through a mad day and, hopefully, end up married. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro has appeared in many guises since this Company first presented it. Directors from John Copley to Tim Albery to Neil Armfield have all offered unique interpretations of this multifaceted work, and it is in the spirit of this bold tradition that Opera Australia presents a new Figaro from one of the most exciting directors working in Australia today. Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 29-Jul-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre The Marriage of Figaro |
Opera Australia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Thursday 29-Jul-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production Figaro is a security guard and his fiancée Susanna is a maid in the Almaviva family's lavish mansion. Everyone knows everyone inside the gated compound, and everyone is watching. There is plenty to see. Count Almaviva is in lust with Susanna, the Countess is in tears and Cherubino's hormones are getting him into trouble again. It is up to Figaro to pick his way through a mad day and, hopefully, end up married. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro has appeared in many guises since this Company first presented it. Directors from John Copley to Tim Albery to Neil Armfield have all offered unique interpretations of this multifaceted work, and it is in the spirit of this bold tradition that Opera Australia presents a new Figaro from one of the most exciting directors working in Australia today. Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 31-Jul-10 13:00 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre The Marriage of Figaro |
Opera Australia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Saturday 31-Jul-10 13:00 Opera Australia New Production Figaro is a security guard and his fiancée Susanna is a maid in the Almaviva family's lavish mansion. Everyone knows everyone inside the gated compound, and everyone is watching. There is plenty to see. Count Almaviva is in lust with Susanna, the Countess is in tears and Cherubino's hormones are getting him into trouble again. It is up to Figaro to pick his way through a mad day and, hopefully, end up married. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro has appeared in many guises since this Company first presented it. Directors from John Copley to Tim Albery to Neil Armfield have all offered unique interpretations of this multifaceted work, and it is in the spirit of this bold tradition that Opera Australia presents a new Figaro from one of the most exciting directors working in Australia today. Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 4-Aug-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre The Marriage of Figaro |
Opera Australia Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Wednesday 4-Aug-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production Figaro is a security guard and his fiancée Susanna is a maid in the Almaviva family's lavish mansion. Everyone knows everyone inside the gated compound, and everyone is watching. There is plenty to see. Count Almaviva is in lust with Susanna, the Countess is in tears and Cherubino's hormones are getting him into trouble again. It is up to Figaro to pick his way through a mad day and, hopefully, end up married. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro has appeared in many guises since this Company first presented it. Directors from John Copley to Tim Albery to Neil Armfield have all offered unique interpretations of this multifaceted work, and it is in the spirit of this bold tradition that Opera Australia presents a new Figaro from one of the most exciting directors working in Australia today. Warwick Fyfe, Bass: Doctor Bartolo Kanen Breen, Tenor: Don Basilio Peter Coleman-Wright, Baritone: Count Almaviva Rachelle Durkin, Soprano: Rosina (Countess Almaviva) Taryn Fiebig, Soprano: Susanna Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone: Figaro Sian Pendry, Soprano: Cherubino Patrick Summers, Conductor Benedict Andrews, Director Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 5-Aug-10 19:30 |
Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre La Sonnambula |
Opera Australia Richard Bonynge, Conductor Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Elvino Stephen Bennett, Bass: Count Rodolpho Jacqueline Dark, Mezzo-soprano: Teresa Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra |
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| Sydney Opera House: Opera Theatre, Sydney 1225, Australia Thursday 5-Aug-10 19:30 Opera Australia New Production. Prepare to be swept away when Opera Australia presents its first production of Bellini’s La sonnambula. Maestro Richard Bonynge conducts soprano Emma Matthews as the sleeping songbird Amina. In a remote hamlet in the foothills of the Alps a wedding is about to take place. Much to the innkeeper Lisa’s chagrin, Amina and Elvino are in love, and all looks set for a happy ending. But as the sun goes down Amina is discovered in the bed of another man. Will there still be a wedding? Will Amina be the bride? And could the mysterious stranger who has just arrived from afar solve the mystery? Richard Bonynge, Conductor Julie Edwardson, Director Emma Matthews, Soprano: Amina Aldo di Toro, Tenor: Elvino Stephen Bennett, Bass: Count Rodolpho Jacqueline Dark, Mezzo-soprano: Teresa Opera Australia Chorus Australian Ballet Orchestra | ||
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