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Siegfried

Another triumph from Melbourne Opera
Melbourne Opera
by
ABR Arts 26 September 2022

Siegfried

Another triumph from Melbourne Opera
Melbourne Opera
by
ABR Arts 26 September 2022
Warwick Fyfe as Wotan, from the February 2022 performance of Die Walküre

The past few weeks in Melbourne have seen a series of extraordinary musical events that collectively represent the ultimate triumph of the creative spirit over the forces of pestilence – something that applies equally to audiences as to performers. There is certainly, hanging in the air, a palpable spirit of communion and fulfilled expectations from our re-emergence from the stygian isolation of Covid lockdown into the iridescent aura that only live performances can achieve. In Wagnerian terms, we are all Brünnhildes, reawakening from lengthy slumber to joyfully hail the sunlight. As it was – in life and in art – at Sunday’s magnificent performance of Siegfried.

Comment (1)

  • What a magnificent treat this performance was. Added to the excellence of all the musicians was the large screen with both English and German subtitles, easily read and well timed. Accolades to those who created it.
    Posted by Margaret Knight
    26 September 2022

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