Opera
Freddie De Tommaso and the Puccini Gala Concert
Two Melbourne recitals from Opera Australia
Opera Australia
by Peter Rose •
Freddie De Tommaso (courtesy of Opera Australia)
Opera Australia’s appearances in Melbourne have an almost wistful quality these days, given the present closure of the State Theatre. Perhaps OA should take a leaf out of the songbooks of Melbourne Opera and The Australian Ballet and consider hiring the ineradicable Regent Theatre on Collins Street, where AB will soon present Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet, Oscar (dutiful balletomanes are sure to be dyeing their carnations and perming their locks in preparation for the Wildean opening night on 13 September).
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