Sydney Chamber Opera: ‘In the Penal Colony’ by Philip Glass
Deborah Jones reviews Sydney Chamber Opera’s production of ‘In the Penal Colony’ by Philip Glass:
Deborah Jones reviews Sydney Chamber Opera’s production of ‘In the Penal Colony’ by Philip Glass:
Handel: Messiah St Mary’s Singers St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 6 December 2014 Performances of Handel’s Messiah are a habitual prelude to the Christmas season, with presentations in churches and concert halls throughout the country. Musical styles are as varied as the performance locations, ranging from attempts to recreate original eighteenth century practices to massed…
Harpist Jacinta Dennett’s solo album Fable features the music of female Australian composers whose lives and work span more than six decades. highlighting the versatility of the harp and its long- overlooked potential as a solo instrument. Dennett is an able performer and makes a serious case for some pieces to garner more attention than they have in the past.
House of Dreams, Tafelmusik Presented by Musica Viva City Recital Hall Sunday 1 March Canadian Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik last toured Australia in 2012, taking their Galileo project around the country. In 2015 they’re back with their latest multimedia experience, House of Dreams, a concert beautifully styled as a journey to five vital cities of…
Chancellor’s Concert, Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra, Verbrugghen Hall March 31 2017 Written by Ria Andriani The fourth in Sydney Conservatorium’s Chancellor’s Concert series, this outstanding performance brought an exciting program which Maestro Eduardo Diazmuñoz had designed as an homage to women in music as composers, performers and as muses. Aptly enough it was…
Possibly the most challenging aspect of writing about my evening at Giasone, Pinchgut Opera’s 2013 production, has been to decide which of the many facets of this beautifully integrated production was the most memorable – was it the casting or the singing? The musical direction or the orchestra? Was it was the inventive staging…
Australia is truly fortunate to have an ensemble of this dedication and expertise to present the genius of Bach’s music.