Sparkling melodies, cartoonish delights, pyrotechnics and fast-paced dance routines make this production of Offenbach’s operetta a treat for all ages.
The worlds of musical theatre and comic opera collide when the sensational song-and- dance man Todd McKenney (The Boy From Oz, Annie) takes the lead of Aristaeus/Pluto in Jonathan Biggins’ topical version of Orpheus in The Underworld. The stylish fooling and newly-minted satire by Biggins and Phil Scott re-ignites Offenbach’s 1850s parody to make its vision of lust and power ripe for the times. The sparkling melodies, cartoonish delights, pyrotechnics and fast-paced dance routines make the production a treat for all ages.
The designer Mark Thompson’s imaginative towers and temples, and gorgeous and witty costumes, create a setting as vibrant and bright as a Broadway musical. The production brings together a dream cast of thrilling and diverse voices: soprano Emma Matthews (Eurydice), tenor Andrew Brunsdon (Orpheus), baritone Luke Gabbedy (Jupiter) and mezzo-soprano Suzanne Johnston (Public Opinion), who makes a welcome return to the Sydney stage.
With its frenzied pace, sight gags and a show-stopping finale, it is sure to be the most fun-filled event of the summer season.
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Bach’s Complete Vocal Motets
Bach Akademie Australia (2/12 - 2/12) | |
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Loving
Qtopia Sydney (2/5 - 6/30) | |
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Madama Butterfly
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (12/31 - 3/25) | |
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Turandot
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (1/15 - 3/27) | |
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Anastasia
Sydney Lyric Theatre (4/7 - 7/5)
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Bach’s Complete Vocal Motets
Bach Akademie Australia (2/5 - 2/5) | |
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