Papageno (Thomas Nolte-Crimp) and Tamino (Charles Hudson) with the magic flute. Photo: Peter Hislop.
Musical theatre / “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) directed by Peter Coleman-Wright for National Opera, June 27 only, at Albert Hall. Reviewed by
ALPHA GREGORY.
A PLEASING ‘pocket opera’ production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was presented by National Opera on Sunday afternoon in a rather cold Albert Hall.
The temperature didn’t deter the performers or the audience, who were keen to express their appreciation at the end of the 64 enjoyable minutes.
Canberra’s National Opera company began with a bequest some years ago. As we understand it, its mission is to give local performers further opportunities to develop their individual and live performance skills. This production showcased an impressive range of talent, with several of the dozen performers already showing good vocal technique and stagecraft.
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Tristan Entwistle and Michaella Edelstein as Figaro and Cherubino.
Opera / Pocket opera version of “Le Nozze di Figaro” National Opera. At Wesley Uniting Church, May 8 only. Reviewed by
HELEN MUSA
IN a formula he’s invented all by himself, the artistic director of National Opera, Peter Coleman-Wright, has come up with a way of staging opera on a shoestring that he hopes can reinvigorate the art form for today’s audiences.
As he told the audience before the “Pocket Opera” performance of “The Marriage of Figaro” last night, (May 8), he spent some time in lockdown last year figuring out how to get the Mozart‘s famous opera down from around four hours to just one.
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Music / “La Clemenza di Tito”, by Mozart, National Opera. At Llewellyn Hall until April 17. Reviewed by
ROB KENNEDY.
UNDER its new name of the National Opera, performing one of Mozart’s last operas, “La Clemenza di Tito”, the company stepped out for 2021 in its first performance of this dramatic and compelling work.
Directed by Peter Coleman-Wright, with conductor, Dane Lam, chorus master, Tobias Cole, costumes, Fiona Victoria Hopkins and lighting, Mark Dyson with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
The singers were Bradley Daley as Tito, Catherine Carby as Sesto, Helena Dix as Vitellia, Eleanor Greenwood as Annio, Mikayla Tate as Servilia and Andrew Collis as Publio.