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- Olympia Bowman-Derrick
Ernani, by Giuseppe Verdi, is a complicated love story between the rebel, Ernani, and the much-lusted after Elvira . Like all good opera, Ernani is filled with twists and turns; conspiracy, abduction, revenge, and heart-wrenching tragedy.
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- Anna Lozynski
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Melbourne Opera opens their 2009 season with a new production of the first opera produced by the company six years ago.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Firebird and Other Legends continues the Australian Ballet’s Ballet Russes celebrations with a diverse triple bill.
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- Simonne Michelle-Wells
Vivaldi’s Last Meal hadn’t quite made up its mind what it wants to be when it grows up. I’m not saying this because it’s a cooking show and classical music concert rolled into one, but because all the elements that made up the show didn’t quite come together on the night.
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- Bron Batten
The team behind the highly successful work The Burlesque Hour bring us another energetic and sensual cabaret piece in The Feast of Argentina Gina Catalina.
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