Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the youngest knight ever created? And what did the adult knights think of the appointment?!
Today’s The Australian reports on Vatican documents dating back to 1770 in which Pope Clement XIV awarded Mozart the Chivalric Order of the Golden Spur. More at…
Participants in the 2024 Chamber Music 18-26 age group event at Sydney Eisteddfod will be considered for this exciting opportunity.
Fresh from her Wagnerian debut as Elsa in Lohengrin at the Dresden Semperoper, Anna Netrebko will release a new recording in September 2016, Verismo, with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. This recording on Deutsche Grammophon with its striking cover, explores some of the darker reaches of the dramatic soprano repertoire with…
The world-famous baritone turns 50 this year and his upcoming roles couldn’t be more diverse – opening in The Flying Dutchman at the Royal Opera, followed by the role of Sweeney for the English National Opera. In this interview in The Independent he looks at the roles he has taken through his performing career. …
Patrick Burns, 33, has been chosen as the 2017 recipient of the $50,000 Hephzibah Tintner Conducting Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded to an emerging conductor who will contribute to the cultural and artistic life of Australia. It provides training and mentorship opportunities for two years. The Fellow will take part in the conducting processes at…
Soprano Jessica Pratt is to debut in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor at Milan’s high altar of opera, the Teatro alla Scala. Mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble takes up her writer’s quill to interview Jessica prior to her historic performance under the baton of Pier Giorgio Morandi. Click here for feature in ClassicMelbourne
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.