The Golden Cockerel review – dazzling opera about a mad Russian autocrat - The Guardian

Director Barrie Kosky dusts off a 113-year-old tale of a tsar’s midlife crisis, never before seen in Australia – and the result is dizzying and hypnotic

For a supposedly great and mighty ruler, Tsar Dodon seems a little lost. Once known for his ruthless war-making, we find him in a funk: his armour doesnt fit any more, his shield is rusted. He stumbl… [+4915 chars]

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