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…
A sneak peek at Opera Australia’s revival production of Verdi’s La Traviata which opens on Thursday night in the newly refurbished the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. The popular Moshinsky production will be recreated by revival director Constantine Costi with Nicole Car in the title role and Ji Min Park as Alfredo….
The Nose Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, February 22, 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Even by the standards of contemporary 21st century opera, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Hoc, here performed in English translation as The Nose, is out there. Way way out there. Musically the piece is a heady mix of jarring styles from…