Benjamin Britten picture gallery – scenes from Aldeborough










Gramophone magazine reports that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will not be axed with the nation’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister describing the move as ‘unthinkable’: http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/minister-denies-axing-new-zealand-symphony-orchestra
Congratulations to conductor Carolyn Watson who has won the annual 2013 Brian Stacey Award for Emerging Australian Conductors under the auspices of the Helpmann Awards. As the winner of the award, Carolyn Watson receives an $8000 prize. The Brian Stacey Memorial Trust was launched in 1997 on the first anniversary of the death of Brian Stacey. The Trust Fund in his name…
The Australian Ballet has released two albums of classics long associated with Christmas, just in time for the Season. On DVD (ABC Classics 076 2973), is Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, created by David McAllister AM, the artistic director of The Australian Ballet. McAllister’s production and additional choreography are based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa. It is a…
Deborah Humble talks with tenor Sam Sakker about his expectations from the Covent Garden Young Artist Programme. Australia’s geographical isolation has always meant that young singers have had to travel far from home seeking to broaden their musical and cultural horizons. In September this year three more Australians will join the Jette Parker Young Artists’…
Check out the ‘look’ of Musica Viva and Victorian Opera’s co-production of the Baroque pastiche opera Voyage to the Moon. There is one more Sydney performance on Saturday February 27 at 2 pm at the City Recital Hall. Scroll down to see all four images.
Opera Australia has announced the inaugural Patricia H. Reid Orchestral Fellowships to champion the professional development of early career string musicians.