Quiz: Who Really Wrote These Famous Pieces of Music?
Who wrote Greensleeves? And where does the opening theme of The Rite of Spring come from?
Some interesting revelations in this quiz about the origins of some famous pieces of music.
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…
The music of Philip Glass is premiered in the neart of NYC: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/arts/music/the-new-rule-at-make-music-new-york.html?_r=1&ref=music Satie’s Vexations is performed on Wall Street for 18 hours. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/arts/music/vexations-at-make-music-new-york.html?ref=music
Thespian Simon Callow believes that Der Rosenkavalier is Richard Strauss’ most successful opera. “The stage throngs with action, comic intrigues, genre scenes, farce, double cross-dressing, but …..it hinges on moments of the most sublime stillness: the Marschallin’s meditation on time in the first act, the presentation of the silver rose in the second, and that final trio.” Read the…
How did we miss this one? Sumi Jo speaks to Julieanne Strachan of the Sydney Morning Herald during her recent trip to Australia. Better late than never: Click here to read.
Click here to read Matthew Westwood’s update on the Melbourne Ring cycle in The Australian.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra has again impressed on the international stage with its performance at the Edinburgh Festival, an achievement whose significance is swelled by the knowledge that performing at this hallowed event is strictly at the invitation of Festival Director Jonathan Mills. With Richard Tognetti directing from the violin, the concert was simulcast on BBC3 and included works…