Rehearsals of Bajazet for Pinchgut Opera, on Wednesday, 24 June, 2015.  Photo by Robert Catto / robertcatto.com.<br />
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Performed for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, Vivaldi's passionate and powerful BAJAZET is the latest Baroque masterpiece to be rediscovered by Pinchgut Opera. <br />
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 This rarely performed operatic gem, premiered in Verona in 1735, features a brilliant array of arias designed to showcase the top singers of the age: from dazzling vocal fireworks to sublime melodies of exquisite beauty and tenderness. <br />
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Presented by Pinchgut Opera in the intimate surrounds of City Recital Hall, in just four performances, Bajazet will change the way you see opera.<br />
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Cast & Crew: <br />
Bajazet - Hadleigh Adams; <br />
Tamerlano - Christopher Lowrey; <br />
Asteria - Emily Edmonds; <br />
Irene - Helen Sherman;<br />
Andronico - Russell Harcourt;<br />
Idaspe - Sara Macliver;<br />
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Conductor: Erin Helyard;<br />
Director: Thomas de Mallet Burgess