‘Nightingale’ reviewed

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

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
Opera Australia has announced that Shane Lowrencev has decided to withdraw from the incredibly demanding role of Hans Sachs in its upcoming production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opening in Melbourne on Tuesday 13 November. In a statement released this morning, the company stated “Shane feels exhausted and doesn’t want to compromise the production or…
Matthew Westwood reviews Kissin’s Sunday night Brisbane performance. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/lights-piano-action-aplenty-at-brisbane-festival/story-e6frg8n6-1226135146196
As the world remembers fallen soldiers this week and the year marks the centenary of WW I, conductor Marin Alsop writes about the enduring power of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and why it is unique amongst sacred works. Click here to read.
Pianist Daniil Trifonov’s new album Bach: The Art of Life is due for release on 8n October 2021 by Deutsche Grammophon. In it, Trifonov explores “the scientific, emotional and spiritual dimensions of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cosmos, his faith, family, and world.” Centered around Bach’s monumental icon, The Art of Fugue, Trifonov also performs the sublime…
Opera Australia is offering 500 tickets for the special price of $35 to celebrate the launch of its new Opera for Under 35s program, specifically designed to encourage younger audiences to experience the world of opera.
Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi is in the middle of a seven concert series of Beethoven’s music with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. After this, the 84 year travels to Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York, San Diego and Chicago before returning to Europe in early May. He talks to David Mermelstein of the Wall Street Journal about Making Music in History’s…