Wagner bicentenary
The date of Wagner’s birth bicentenary is not far away – May 22nd 2013. Click here to read Matthew Westwood’s feature in The Australian.
The date of Wagner’s birth bicentenary is not far away – May 22nd 2013. Click here to read Matthew Westwood’s feature in The Australian.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra is the beneficiary of the largesse of Peter Weiss AO, one of Australia’s most dedicated arts philanthropists and a successful businessman. He has donated to the ensemble an exceptionally fine and extremely rare cello. Made by Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreæ in 1729, the cello is valued at A$1,800,000. This is the…
Tonight’s the night!! Sydney Harbour has been transformed and for the next three weeks the city will be in the thrall of a history making event as Verdi’s immortal opera La Traviata is presented on a floating stage surrounded by icons of the city and under a giant chandelier that seems like it has been strung…
Soprano Amina Edris from Christchurch, New Zealand has won the 2013 Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald’s Operatic Aria Award. Singing Steal Me Sweet Thief from The Old Maid and the Thief by Menotti and Caro Nome from Verdi’s Rigoletto, Edris beat her compatriot from Auckland, baritone James Ioelu into second place. He sang Non piu andrai from…
Jacqui Dark and Kanen Breen are two of the most popular opera starts with Opera Australia. Behind the scenes they are firm friends and together bring up 1 year Alexander. This is a no holds barred story which is touching as well as ridiculously funny and barefacedly honest. “He offered to co-parent; I didn’t have…
The news that Maestro Zubin Mehta is to conduct in Sydney in 2013 is nothing short of thrilling. The charismatic conductor ranks amongst the world’s greatest. Born and raised in India, his career has spanned both operatic and symphonic repertoire in the most famous ‘houses’ of the world, and has transcended national boundaries. He is Music…
Sydney born tenor Samuel Sakker begins his second year on the Jette Parker Young Artist programme at the Royal Opera in Covent Garden. During his time in the UK he has sung alongside some of the world’s best singers, amongst them, Placido Domingo, Joyce DiDonato and Idebrando D’Arcangelo. Earlier this year, Samuel sang at an…