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- Steve Androulakis
The energy that these accomplished musicians brought to their dark, modern blues-rock proved that combining enthusiasm and yes, a fair amount of freakish talent is a recipe for a rocking, crowd-pleasing show.
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- Liza Dezfouli
We’re brought to care most skillfully by a stunning level of performance, a rare thrill in theatre.
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- Steve Androulakis
Despite how much most of the audience tried to be amused, it clearly wasn't happening as we sat through one tired, obvious reference after another.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Del Amo has constructed a performance that is fairly simple in production but highly textured and multi-faceted in content.
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- Danu Poyner
The last place I expected to hear a joke about the government's insulation scheme was in a performance of The Barber of Seville. But that was only one of many pleasant surprises in Melbourne Opera's latest production of Rossini's enduring classic.
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