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Opera Australia Unveils Plans For Summer 2021
Opera returns to the Joan Sutherland Theatre after the COVID-19 shut down in March 2020, with Opera Australia unveiling a four- production, three-month, COVID-safe season for 2021 that includes two debut productions for the company. This quartet of productions is intended to be the first of several for the year. Due to open on 5…
New Book Release: ‘A Choral Century’ Celebrates 100 Years Of Choral Singing in Sydney
The Choral Centenary Book Association is pleased and proud to announce the publication of A Choral Century – Sydney Philharmonia 1920-2020. This is a 300 page book lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photos showing how the choir developed over the past hundred years. Loosely structured around the tenures of its nine musical directors, this account…
Pinchgut Opera’s A Delicate Fire Now Online
Pinchgut Opera’s innovative film debut, A Delicate Fire, featuring the music of the amazing Barbara Strozzi is now available to watch online. Barbara Strozzi was a 17th century Italian singer, a prolific composer and lutenist of the baroque period. Born in Venice c August 1619, she was successful in her own right without church or…
Wigmore Hall On Demand
London’s Wigmore Hall On Demand Autumn Series has a rich offering of concerts online. All concerts in the Autumn Series will be available on demand for 30 days after the date of the concert. Log in or create an account on their website to access live streams and their video library. As ticketing income is minimal…
Selby & Friends ‘A Final Offering’ Online
Kathryn Selby, AM presents A Final Offering, a spectacular performance with an elite ensemble of musical friends to round out her 2020 Season online, on demand, from Friday 6 November. Sydney’s magnificent City Recital Hall is again the venue for this exciting, high-quality filmed-live concert, with special features. It replaces the planned live November…
Sydney Eisteddfod Announces Crowd Favourite Winners
The Sydney Eisteddfod has announced the winners of its Crowd Favourite Performances. Votes were cast from around the globe for nearly 500 entries, and a jury of industry professionals deliberated over who should win the Jury Prizes. The Crowd Favourite winners are: Zigeunerweisen – Tracy/ Ex Wives, SIX the Musical, one woman, six voices –…
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Album Review: Günter Raphael streichquartette/ Acacia Quartet
Acacia Quartet’s latest CD release Günter Raphael streichquartette features three string quartets by the German composer Günter Raphael (1903 – 1960). It is the fruition of a recent project which took the quartet to Berlin for a residency, in the spring of 2017. As with many stories, personal connections bring them to life. Acacia’s first…
Concert Review: Garrick Ohlsson/ Musica Viva
Garrick Ohlsson/ Musica Viva City Recital Hall, Sydney 24 February 2020 American pianist Garrick Ohlsson’s electrifying second Sydney recital for Music Viva was, in some ways, the story of the Romantic piano. Performing the music of just two 19th century composers, Chopin – with whose music Ohlsson has had a lifelong affiliation – and Brahms,…