‘Carmen’ – the costumes
A sneak look at the some of the fabulous costumes by Julie Lynch –
‘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.
‘Carmen’: Handa Opera on Sydney harbour – Rinat Shaham’s insights
In an overnight transformation, mezzo-soprano Milijana Nikolic has shed several decades from her persona and gone from singing the role of one doomed gypsy to another. The day after the closing performance of Il Trovatore, in which she portrayed Azucena, she was rehearsing the role of Carmen which she will sing in Handa Opera on…
Philippe Jaroussky in Sydney
Philippe Jaroussky is in Sydney to start rehearsals with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in preparation for six Sydney and two Melbourne concerts. He’ll be chatting live on Twitter Thursday 7 March, 2013 from 11am (EST), using hashtags #baROCKstar and #brandies SBS TV will also screen the documentary Philippe Jaroussky: A High Pitched Portrait on SBS ONE at 2pm on Saturday 16…
‘Alleluia’ – 4 motets on disc from Julia Lezhneva and Il Giardino Armonico
Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva releases her 4th CD Alleluia this week. It is named after the final movement of Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate K165, which is the last of 4 motets on the recording, the others being by Vivaldi (In furore iustissimae irae, RV626), Handel (Saeviat Tellus Inter Rigores, HWV240) and Porpora (In caelo stele clare fulgescant). The…
‘Passione’ from Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli has released his 14th studio album Passione, a collection of 13 French, Latin and English love songs. He teams up with Jennifer Lopez in a duet of Quizas, Quizas, Quizas and with Nelly Furtado to sing the Antonio Carlos Jobim classic Corcovado – Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars. The voice of Edith Piaf echoes from the past in…
At the cinema with Andrea Bocelli – ‘Love in Portofino’
Tenor Andrea Bocelli is making his cinema debut as the cinema version of his Love in Portofino concert is released for a limited time at selected Hoyts cinemas. Love in Portofino was recorded in August 2012 as Bocelli hosted an intimate and romantic outdoor concert in one of Italy’s most beautiful settings. The cinema event also…
OA welcomes one of its own as new CEO
After a global search, Opera Australia has called back one of its own to assume the role of CEO of the flagship company after long-serving CEO, Adrian Collette AM, left at the end of 2012. Late last week, Opera Australia Chairman Ziggy Switkowski, announced the appointment of Craig Hassall as Collette’s successor. He said that Hassall…