**** The Herald
'For plot summary, suffice it to say that the opera was radical in 1786 as a setting of Beaumarchais' subversive pre-revolution play, and when its done with the clarity of this modern-look production (slick, simple designs by Cordelia Chisholm) it's still a hard-hitting commentary on class and gender politics.'

**** Bachtrack
'This is the opera school's fourth production [of Figaro] in 20 years, this one happily kept fresh and alive under Ashley Dean's well thought through lively direction with stylish set and costume design by Cordelia Chisholm. There was a contemporary feel from the modern costumes to the set of individual pieces of furniture, objects and stand-alone doorways all under a metal lattice lighting rig at a slightly wonky angle. Chisholm's changing colour palette, a feature of this production, was particularly effective with monchrome giving way through creams and browns to muted pastels with bolder colours arriving in the wedding scene.'