DON GIOVANNI - Opera Australia Production

Göran Järvefelt’s 1991 Don Giovanni is a stylish, timeless production, and although many singers have played the title role, no one has inhabited it as memorably as Teddy Tahu Rhodes. Mozart paints the light and shade of his character brilliantly.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Director: Göran Järvefelt Cast: Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Daniel Sumegi,
Conal Coad, Rachelle Durkin, Henry Choo, Jacqueline Dark, Andrew Jones,
Amy Wilkinson. Approx Duration: 130 mins (Plus intermission)

Friday 10 February, 11.00am - at NOVA
Saturday 11 February, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Sunday 12 February, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Wednesday 15 February, 11.00am - at NOVA

 

IL TRITTICO - The Royal Opera Production

This is The Royal Opera's first complete presentation of Puccini's Il Trittico since 1965. Leading director Richard Jones staged his witty, darkly comic realization of Gianni Schicchi for The Royal Opera in 2007, and here he completes the trio. Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano will conduct. Il trittico ('the triptych'), unveiled at the
Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1918, represented an operatic departure. Instead of a single evening-length narrative, Puccini offered three contrasting one-act works. Il Trittico reached
Covent Garden in 1920, but has rarely been performed there complete.

Il Tabbaro starring Lucio Gallo and Eva-Maria Westbroek
Suor Angelica starring Anja Harteros and Anna Larsson
Gianni Schicchi starring Eleana Zillo and Francesco Demuro
Director: Richard Jones. Approx Duration: 162 mins (Plus intermission)

Friday 9 March, 11.00am - at NOVA
Saturday 10 March, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Sunday 11 March, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Wednesday 14 March, 11.00am - at NOVA

 

ROMEO & JULIET - The Royal Opera Production

The Royal Ballet has performed Romeo and Juliet well over 400 times, yet each performance is subtly different. Every pairing in the title roles brings fresh nuances to the young lovers' characters, while the wealth of supporting roles, from the exuberant trio of harlots in the town square to the murderous rage of Tybalt, offers scope for dancers throughout the Company. Nicholas Georgiadis’s earthy Renaissance designs, with some of the original details recently restored, are the perfect backdrop.

Music: Sergey Prokofiev Conductor: Boris Gruzin Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Cast: Not confirmed at time of printing. Approx Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes (Plus intermission).

Friday 13 April, 11.00am - at NOVA
Saturday 14 April, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Sunday 15 April, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Wednesday 18 April, 11.00am - at NOVA

 

RIGOLETTO - The Royal Opera Production

Based on Victor Hugo's controversial play, Le Rois' amuse, Verdi's 1851 tragedy caused one of many rows with censors before its Venetian premiere. The work was an international triumph. Highlights include – the Duke's 'Questa o quella' and 'La donna e mobile', Gilda's 'Caro nome', and the famous quartet are among the best known set- pieces in all opera. First seen in 2001, David McVicar’s production teems with life and colour and, with Tanya McCallin's period costumes and Michael Vale’s starkly effective sets, it provides an ideal frame for Verdi’s exploration of love, emotional betrayal and the darkest revenge.

Director: David McVicar. Cast: Dimitri Platanias, ZhengZhong Zhou, Ekaterina Siurina,
Gianfranco Montresor, Vittorio Grigolo, Elizabeth Sikora, Pablo Bemsch, Andrea Hazell.
Approx Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes (Plus intermission).

Friday 4 May, 11.00am - at NOVA
Saturday 5 May, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Sunday 6 May, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Wednesday 9 May, 11.00am - at NOVA

LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE - The Royal Opera Production

With its origins in a work first seen in Bordeaux in 1789, La Fille Mal Gardée has been staged by several choreographers in the 19th century. However, Frederick Ashton brought the work into the 20th century and created an instant classic which has never left The Royal Ballet’s repertory. Funny and touching, La Fille mal gardée is the perfect ballet for first-timers of all ages, but it is also one to which ballet-lovers will return again and again with renewed pleasure at every performance.

The virtuoso roles of Lise and Colas combine dazzling technique with tiny, intimate details that makes their romance touching and real, while the humour of Widow Simone and the innocent Alain, more interested in his red umbrella than Lise’s charms, is delightful.

Music: Ferdinand Hérold Conductor: Daniel Capps. Choreography: Frederick Ashton.
Cast: Not confirmed at time of printing. Approx Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes.

Friday 1 June, 11.00am - at NOVA
Saturday 2 June, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Sunday 3 June, 1.00pm - at NOVA
Wednesday 6 June, 11.00am - at NOVA