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Casting quotas in opera

March 27, 2012

OA artistic director Lyndon Terracini believes that quotas on the hiring of non-Australian singers should be lifted.

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Toscanini’s treasures for auction
November 1, 2012

The family of maestro Arturo Toscanini has placed hundreds of his valuable possessions on the market for auction by Sotheby’s in London on November 28th. The conductor died in New York in 1957. The items include Toscanini’s Steinway model D piano, some of his batons and documents hand written by Verdi, Wagner, Strauss and Mendelssohn. More at:…

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Brett Dean’s New Cantata Is “Mind-Blowing”
September 29, 2022October 6, 2022

Earlier this week, Brett Dean’s new evolution cantata, ‘In this brief moment’ received its world premiere in Birmingham to high acclaim.

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Lisa Batiashvili’s New Release On Deutsche Grammophon
August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

Lisa Batiashvili’s new album for Deutsche Grammophon Secret Love Letters, is themed around complicated and tantalising love affiars and features music by Chausson, Debussy, Franck and Szymanowski. She performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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The ABC’s top 100 20th century works
December 3, 2011December 3, 2011

This weekend, the ABC revealed its list of ‘Classic 100 20th Century Works’ culminating in a live broadcast from the Adelaide Festival Centre. The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey were joined by soloists Kristian Chong (piano), Ji Won Kim (violin), Simon Tedeschi (piano) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello) to perform from the works that…

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Opera Australia Announces 2018 Regional Student Scholarship Winners
December 19, 2017

The four young winners of Opera Australia’s Regional Student Scholarships for 2018 have been announced and they are Bonnie Staude from Albany, WA, Maddie Stephens from the Gold Coast, QLD, Declan Ross from Cairns, QLD and Leah Bateman from Alice Springs, NT. The four teenagers were selected from more than 30 finalists who auditioned during the…

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Nominees For The 2014 ARIA Best Classical Album Fine Arts Awards
October 2, 2014October 2, 2014

Nominees for the 28th annual ARIA Awards have been announced and we have the list of contenders for the title of Best Classical Album in the Fine Arts Awards. Australian World Orchestra / Zubin Mehta – Stravinsky Rite of Spring / Mahler Symphony No.1 (ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia) Emma Matthews / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra /…

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