Recent ABR Arts reviews

• Ian Dickson reviews This Much Is True (Red Line Productions) ★★★1/2
• Lee Christofis reviews Royal Ballet's Woolf Works ★★★★ and The Winter's Tale ★★★★★
• Ian Dickson reviews Cloud Nine (Sydney Theatre Company) ★★★★

Kaufmann in Parsifal

German tenor Jonas Kaufmann came, saw, and conquered when he made his Sydney and Melbourne débuts in 2014. Recently, Kaufmann made his début as Verdi’s Otello at the Royal Opera House. John Allison reviewed it for ABR Arts, and noted: ‘there is little getting away from the fact that Otello pushes Kaufmann to his limits and that he got through the evening by managing his voice carefully, as he always does.’ Peter Rose, who attended the second night, having reviewed the Melbourne concert in 2014, found Kaufmann in pretty commanding form, helped by a thrilling performance from Antonio Pappano and his orchestra. Now Kaufmann returns to Sydney for three concert performances of Parsifal, a role he first undertook in 2013.

In these performances (August 9, 12, and 14), Kaufmann will be joined by Michael Honeyman, Warwick Fyfe, and Michelle DeYoung.