On 20 September 2018, "The Guardian"'s Musicals reviewer, Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, gave a four-star review of Opera Australia's production "Evita" at the Sydney Opera House. The review, "Tina Arena is Resplendent and Tough as Designer Dictator", states, "In Opera Australia's production, Eva Perón wins over a nation with a Christian Dior dress and steely determination, and a killer ballad steals the show. At the centre of it all is Evita, played with a resplendent toughness by Arena. It is to her credit that in a few hours she can turn from a naive, if plucky, teenager eager to leave her poor upbringing behind to a grown woman ravaged by illness and yet still desperate to cling to the last vestiges of power. The score stands the test of time too, Under director Harold Prince's deft hands, the song, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", shows its true colours: it is designed as a master class in political manipulation".