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Pinchgut Opera 2025 Review: Messiah

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(Photo credit: Anna Kucera) In his notes on the work, Erin Helyard, conductor of Pinchgut Opera’s recent “Messiah,” states that there are “about 10 identifiably different versions of ‘Messiah’ that Händel appears to have approved, developed, or tolerated following its composition in 1741.” “Why perform the first version,” he asked, posing a question by which to judge this, Pinchgut’s final {…}
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Pinchgut Opera Announces 2026 Season

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The Pinchgut Opera has announced its 2026 season. The season opens with Pinchgut’s first-ever orchestral concert, Bach and Telemann I: Concertos and Sonatas. The first installment of a two-part series in 2026 will feature music by Telemann and Bach. Performance Dates: March 28 & 29, 2026 The second production of the season will be Scarlatti’s “The First Murder (Il primo {…}
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Opera Australia 2025 Review: Rusalka

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(© Carlita Sari) Of Antonín Dvořák’s ten operas, “Rusalka,” written around the dawn of the twentieth century and only a few years before the composer’s death, became his most successful. That this highly romantic fairytale (or should one say, water nymph tale?) should be the most courageous of Opera Australia’s (OA) offerings for the second half of this year, tells {…}
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New Zealand Opera Unveils 2024 Slate

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New Zealand Opera has unveiled its 2024 season. First up is “Mansfield Park.” The opera by Jonathan Dove and Alasdair Middleton will star Ashlyn Tymms, Robert Tucker, Kristin Darragh, Tayla Alexander, Michaela Cadwgan, and Joel Amosa, among others. Rebecca Meltzer directs and David Kelly and Soomin Kim provide the musical accompaniment. Performance Dates: April 17 & 18 (Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington); {…}
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West Australian Opera Announces 2023 Season

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The West Australian Opera has announced its 2023 season. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring  Ashlyn Tymms in the title role. The cast is rounded out by  Paul O’Neill, José Carbó, and Prudence Sanders. Dane Lam conducts the production by Stuart Maunder. Performance Dates: Feb. 24 & 25, 2023  The following production will be Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” {…}
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West Australian Opera to Present ‘Carmen’

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Bizet’s masterpiece “Carmen” is set to be performed at the WACA Ground in West Australian Opera’s new arena spectacular. The work, which will be, presented in association with Perth Festival, will be performed from Feb. 24- 25, 2023. In an official press statement, Chris van Tuinen, West Australian Opera’s Artistic Director, noted, “We’ve leapt at the chance to bring Carmen {…}
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West Australian Opera to Reopen With ‘Così Fan Tutte’

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(Credit: West Australian Opera official website) The West Australian Opera in Perth has announced that it will resume its live performances with the presentation of Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera “Così fan tutte.” The production was originally performed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2006. The performances will take place between October 24 – 31, 2020. In order to make the {…}
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Opera Australia Unveils 2025 Season

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Opera Australia has announced its 2025 season. Sydney The season opens with Massenet’s “Cendrillon.” Evan Rogister and Tahu Matheson conduct. Laurent Pelly directs a cast starring Emily Edmonds, Margaret Plummer, Sian Sharp, and Emma Matthews. Performance Dates: Dec. 31, 2024 – March 28, 2025 “The Barber of Seville,” in a production by Elijah Moshinsky, stars Samuel Dale Johnson, Samuel Dundas, {…}

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