Stuart Skelton interview

Listen again to Margaret Throsby talking to Stuart Skelton in an interview first broadcast on ABC Classic FM Thursday November 29th.

Listen again to Margaret Throsby talking to Stuart Skelton in an interview first broadcast on ABC Classic FM Thursday November 29th.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour opens this week and the offering this year is Puccini’s masterpiece La Bohème. Directed by Andy Morton and conducted by Brian Castles-Onion the sets and costumes are designed by Dan Potra who memorably designed the exquisite sets and costumes for Turandot (HOSH 2016). Here’s a preview of just some of Potra’s…
The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is searching for Australia’s future circus stars during its national Audition Roadshow from Wednesday 25 September – Tuesday 8 October. Applications are open until 2 September at www.nica.com.au As the only national arts training institute to offer a Bachelor of Circus Arts, positions at NICA are highly sought after…
At the age of 70, Placido Domingo takes yet on another new role – Rigoletto! The Australian reports on this interview with the Times of London. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/at-70-placido-domingo-hits-the-low-notes/story-e6frg8n6-1226094840045
Kathryn Selby, AM presents A Final Offering, a spectacular performance with an elite ensemble of musical friends to round out her 2020 Season online, on demand, from Friday 6 November. Sydney’s magnificent City Recital Hall is again the venue for this exciting, high-quality filmed-live concert, with special features. It replaces the planned live November…
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on experiment conducted by a researcher at the University of Paris which casts doubt on the superior qualities of violins made by the Italian masters. At the proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences, Professor Claudia Fritz and her colleagues reported on their double blinded trial in which 21 violinists attending…