Anne Sofie von Otter in Sydney
The world fanous mezzo-soprano performs in Sydney with the SSO this week:
The world fanous mezzo-soprano performs in Sydney with the SSO this week:
Opera Bites, has again partnered with The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you an unforgettable evening of fully costumed popular opera complete with a bespoke menu and select fine wines to match. As you step through the doors of this breathtaking heritage listed dining room you’ll find yourself immersed in the world of operatic splendour. Join Opera Bites in…
There is a project coming to life in Sydney that is about to overturn long held ideas about composing and performing music. Most of the time, composing would be considered an act of deliberate planning. The composer sets out to express an intensely personal statement in harmony, melody and style. Score markings tell the performer…
The Choir of St James’ invites you Cantata & Cream Tea, featuring Cantata BWV 162, Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe (Ah! I see, now, when I go to the wedding) by JS Bach, followed by tea and scones in the crypt. Thought to have been composed c 1715 in Weimar, this cantata has six movements, scored…
Blush Opera and Sirius Chamber Ensemble join forces to perform Fancy Me Dead, a macabre comedy of operatic proportions by Paul Smith. Blush Opera premiered the newly written cabaret opera, Fancy Me Dead, at the Festival of Voices in Hobart. After a sell-out performance at the Hayes Theatre as part of the New Music Network Mini…
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without the festive fare that the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra present each year, joined by the Brandenburg Choir, directed from the harpsichord by Paul Dyer. This music is all the more precious because we only hear it once a year – of course it is accessible all year round – but it…
The Australian Haydn Ensemble returns to the City Recital Hall in December, under the artistic direction of Skye McIntosh presenting Tempora Mutantur with guest director and fortepiano soloist Erin Helyard. On the programme are Boccherini’s Piano Quintet Op. 57 No. 3 in E minor, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major K. 238…