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Tosca – Puccini opera escapes stadium treatment in Margaret Court Arena review

Opera is generally big: big sound, big emotions, big sets. So when Opera Australia announced it would stage Puccini’s Tosca at the Margaret Court Arena (a 7,500-seat sports stadium, but less than half are used), it didn’t seem like an entirely ridiculous proposition. But still, as the curtain fell on the great tragedy, as three… Read More »