‘Carmen’ – picture gallery from behind the scenes at the dance rehearsals
Images from dance rehearsals for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s Carmen – scroll down to see all three:
Images: Ben Symonds.



Images from dance rehearsals for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s Carmen – scroll down to see all three:
Images: Ben Symonds.



The death was announced yesterday of Russian soprano Galina Vishnenskaya. She was 86. It is the end of an era. Married to the iconic cellist Msitislav Rostropovich from 1955 until his death in 2007, she was part of a circle of artists who included Britten, Shostakovich and Solzhenitsyn. Both Britten and Shostakovich wrote especially for her – the glorious…
Celebrating Peter Sculthorpe William Barton,Tamara Anna Cislowska, the Goldner String Quartet, John Peterson Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Studios, Ultimo Thursday September 4, 2014. It was a momentous evening during which a great composer was remembered with performances of his music and recollections of the person he was.The gathering of fans, performers, composers and…
This week pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has been appearing in four concerts at London’s Royal Festival Hall, performing the complete piano sonatas (11 of them – from memory) of Franz Schubert. What makes this series even more special is that Mr Barenboim has been performing on piano that he has co-designed and which took 4,000…
“An imaginative bringing together of unlikely collaborators… a sonic and visual experience of the Australian night and day as seen through the eyes of William Barton. The story line and staging engaged the audience in an inclusive and personal atmosphere”. This is the reason why “Kalkadunga Man” is finalist in the Performance of the Year awards…
The Australian lists the top 50 most influential people on the national arts scene this year: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/top50/2013/the-audience-holds-the-power/story-fnh53dls-1226601890238
The review is out for ‘The Love of the Nightingale’! http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/soaring-testament-to-power-of-music-20111023-1meez.html