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Carmen In The Square: A Tale Of Love, Jealousy, Betrayal And Murder ~ State Opera Review 

Event / Featured / Live Music / Musical Theatre / Opera / Reviews / March 25, 2019
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Victoria Square, Tarndanyangga, Sat 23 Mar. Carmen is possibly one of the best known operas performed on the modern stage, but even if you are unfamiliar with the storyline, the music is often far-reaching...


The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte): Mozart’s Final Opera, Presented by Komische Oper Berlin ~ Adelaide Festival 2019 Review

Adelaide Festival 2019 / Adelaide Festivals / Opera / Reviews / March 2, 2019
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[OPERA ~ GERMANY] Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 1 Mar. The Magic Flute was Mozart’s final opera, written and first performed in 1791, only a few months before his death. The libretto...


State Opera Of South Australia and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Present A Magnificent Production Of Richard Wagner’s The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg Act III ~ Opera Review

Classical / Music / Opera / Reviews / August 5, 2018
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Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 4 Aug. Celebrating 20 years since they first brought Wagner’s Ring Cycle to life, State Opera of South Australia are commemorating this milestone with...


Nosferatutu or Bleeding At The Ballet: A Gothically-Inclined Bloody Romp, Dripping With Slapstick Fun… And Blood! ~ Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review

Adelaide Festivals / Cabaret / Comedy / Dance / Music / Opera / Reviews / June 23, 2018
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[AUSTRALIA ~ ADELAIDE PREMIERE] Banquet Room, Fri Jun 22. A gothically-inclined romp across a bloody Swan Lake stage, Nosferatutu is dripping with fun and slapstick silliness, providing a truly unique...


Le Gateau Chocolat ~ Black: The Untold Story Of His Hopes, Fears And Struggles With Depression – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review

Adelaide Festivals / Cabaret / Musical Theatre / Opera / Reviews / June 23, 2017
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Dunstan Playhouse, Thu 22 Jun. Nigerian-born Le Gateau Chocolat has been a favourite at the Adelaide Fringe for some years. For this year’s Cabaret Festival he presents Black – a depiction of a life...


Graduate Singers and Karl Geiger present their Final Concert for 2016 “How Shall We Sing?” at Elder Hall – Interview

Classical / Interviews / Music / Opera / November 4, 2016

by Catherine Blanch. Formed nearly 40 years ago by members of the various university choral societies who wanted to keep singing together after graduating from university, Graduate Singers has since grown...


Thoroughly Modern Millie: She’s A Small-Town Girl Looking For Love and Living On Her Dreams at Arts Theatre – Interview

Interviews / Musical Theatre / Opera / Theatre / September 4, 2016

by Catherine Blanch. Founded in 1937, The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of SA originally performed only G&S operettas. However, in recent times they have branched out to include musicals and operettas...


From Broadway To La Scala: Sublime Opera And Musical Theatre Classics Performed By Some Of Australia’s Most Talented Vocal Artists – Review

Classical / Music / Musical Theatre / Opera / Reviews / September 6, 2015
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Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 5 Sep. From Rodgers and Hammerstein to Mozart, Bernstein to Bizet and all the greats in between, this production soared from the very beginning. Featuring...


Faust: For The Love Of… Temptation, Because We All Have A Little Good And Evil Within Us – Review

Opera / Reviews / August 23, 2015
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Festival Theatre, Sat 22 Aug. As the saying goes, “the devil is in the detail” – a statement that could not be truer for State Opera of South Australia’s brilliant production of Gounod’s...


Steve Sheehan’s Tristan & Isolde: Comedy, Opera And A Miniature Horse – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review

Adelaide Festivals / Cabaret / Comedy / Opera / Reviews / June 18, 2015
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Festival Theatre Rehearsal Room, Wed 17 Jun Steve Sheehan, Adelaide’s much-loved and highly awarded comedian and performer, is renowned for his quirky, offbeat humour and unique points of view and his latest...



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