Rachelle Durkin

Philip Glass: Satyagraha (2011)

Following the success of his first foray into opera, Einstein on the Beach, revolutionary American composer and musician Philip Glass soon turned to another great figure of the 20th century for inspiration. Set to lines from the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, Satyagraha ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Willis Sweete  •  Phelim McDermott
CAST:  Richard Croft  •  Rachelle Durkin  •  Kim Josephson  •  Alfred Walker

Following the success of his first foray into opera, Einstein on the Beach, revolutionary American composer and musician Philip Glass soon turned to another great figure of the 20th century for inspiration. Set to lines from the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, Satyagraha ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Willis Sweete  •  Phelim McDermott
CAST:  Richard Croft  •  Rachelle Durkin  •  Kim Josephson  •  Alfred Walker

The Marriage of Figaro (2010)

Charming, light-hearted and fizzing with subversive wit, Neil Armfield's sparkling production of the marriage of Figaro captures Mozart's most popular Opera. In this classic performance, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House, Patrick Summers conducts a energetic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Armfield
CAST:  Teddy Tahu Rhodes  •  Taryn Fiebig  •  Peter Coleman-Wright  •  Rachelle Durkin

Charming, light-hearted and fizzing with subversive wit, Neil Armfield's sparkling production of the marriage of Figaro captures Mozart's most popular Opera. In this classic performance, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House, Patrick Summers conducts a energetic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Armfield
CAST:  Teddy Tahu Rhodes  •  Taryn Fiebig  •  Peter Coleman-Wright  •  Rachelle Durkin

Rossini: La Cenerentola (2009)

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As close to pure joy as you will find in a big-time opera house" (New Yorker), conquering audiences and critics alike, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson  •  Cesare Lievi
CAST:  Elina Garanca  •  Rachelle Durkin  •  Patricia Risley  •  Alessandro Corbelli

"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As close to pure joy as you will find in a big-time opera house" (New Yorker), conquering audiences and critics alike, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson  •  Cesare Lievi
CAST:  Elina Garanca  •  Rachelle Durkin  •  Patricia Risley  •  Alessandro Corbelli

Don Giovanni - The Met (2012)

Don Giovanni, a libertine, a rake with a devil-may-care attitude, is portrayed magnificently by Teddy Tahu Rhodes in this Opera Australia production, where he first appears on stage in a costume where less is definitely more! Charismatic and sexy, Rhodes acting and ...  (more)

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CAST:  Teddy Tahu Rhodes  •  Conal Coad  •  Rachelle Durkin  •  Daniel Sumegi

Don Giovanni, a libertine, a rake with a devil-may-care attitude, is portrayed magnificently by Teddy Tahu Rhodes in this Opera Australia production, where he first appears on stage in a costume where less is definitely more! Charismatic and sexy, Rhodes acting and ...  (more)

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CAST:  Teddy Tahu Rhodes  •  Conal Coad  •  Rachelle Durkin  •  Daniel Sumegi

The Metropolitan Opera: La Cenerentola (2014)

Rossini’s charming take on the Cinderella story features a brilliant cast, led by bel canto stars Joyce DiDonato in the title role and Juan Diego Flórez as her Prince Charming. Alessandro Corbelli delivers a comic tour de force as Don Magnifico, Cinderella’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Willis Sweete  •  Cesare Lievi
CAST:  Juan Diego Flórez  •  Joyce DiDonato  •  Pietro Spagnoli  •  Alessandro Corbelli

Rossini’s charming take on the Cinderella story features a brilliant cast, led by bel canto stars Joyce DiDonato in the title role and Juan Diego Flórez as her Prince Charming. Alessandro Corbelli delivers a comic tour de force as Don Magnifico, Cinderella’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barbara Willis Sweete  •  Cesare Lievi
CAST:  Juan Diego Flórez  •  Joyce DiDonato  •  Pietro Spagnoli  •  Alessandro Corbelli