Tan Dun named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

This is a fascinating feature from the New York Times about what makes the Vienna Philharmonic sound so unique.  Maestro Zubin Mehta gives his views along with some of the musicians from the orchestra. For a start, the horns and the oboes in the orchestra are of the Viennese type and distinct from those played…

Sir David McVicar’s production of Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte for Opera Australia hits the boards in Sydney in July. Conducted by Jonathan Darlington, it features a glittering cast which includes Nicole Car, Anna Dowsley, Taryn Fiebig, Charles Castronovo, Andrew Jones and Richard Anderson. It also completes the trilogy of Mozart-Da Ponte operas that Sir David has…