Layers Of Subversion Create A Sumptuous Dramatic Feast

? OPERA A MASKED BALL Opera Australia, Opera House. February 20. Until March 29. Reviewed by Peter McCallum

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Born in Perth in 1908 with blonde hair and blue eyes, it would seem Mary Ann Evans was destined for a life of pigtails, cups of tea and child-rearing. Instead she became Fearless Nadia, the Lady with the Whip - one of Bollywood's biggest stars and stuntwomen.