The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…