‘Carmen’ – the costumes
A sneak look at the some of the fabulous costumes by Julie Lynch –


A sneak look at the some of the fabulous costumes by Julie Lynch –


Nominations for the 2015 Art Music Awards close at 5pm on Monday 13 April 2015. Nominations may be made online. The Art Music Awards are presented annually by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australian Music Centre to recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music. There are eleven national…
In Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, otherwise known as The Ring Cycle, three Rhinemaidens guard the Rhinegold, a priceless treasure. Not quite Rhinemaidens, Director Neil Armfield and Associate Director Roger Press, along with their cast and creatives have the formidable task of acting as custodians for Opera Australia’s 2016 reprise of this monolithic work…
Peggy Glanville-Hicks. There’s news of a historic event Australian music from conductor Jennifer Condon who has revived Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ forgotten opera Sappho: She says: “Greetings from Hamburg! Prior to the Australian release of the world premiere recording, Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ Sappho is being broadcast on ABC Classic FM’s Sunday Opera programme. (November 4th at 7pm) If you do…
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra (ARCO) has a new release ‘Illuminate’ featuring music by Bruch, Britten and Tchaikovsky. This Historically Informed Performance expands ARCO’s repertoire into the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The music of Philip Glass is in the spotlight with the ABC Classics release of “Mad Rush” an anthology of his piano music, performed by Sally Whitwell. To talk about minimalism requires perhaps that this page be left blank with just a few pivotal words placed strategically in repetitive patterns ….. Right now though, we use words…
Australian piano technicians are querying why their services were overlooked in preparing pianos for Evgeny Kissin’s tour of the eastern capitals. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/outsider-strikes-sour-note-with-local-piano-tuners/story-fn9d2mxu-1226142155036