Benjamin Britten picture gallery – scenes from Aldeborough
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The Australian Chamber Orchestra has wrapped up a hugely successful and comprehensive tour of Europe with a private recital for Prince Charles and 150 invited guests at St James’ Palace. During the tour, the ACO performed in Birmingham, London, at Vienna’s Musikverein, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, in Antwerp, Wilhelmshaven, Luxembourg and Basel. This brings up their half century…
The impossibly perfect tenor Jonas Kauffman in a recent interview with The Guardian. In June he sings in a gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Anna Netrebko and ErwinSchrott, and also at Covent Garden in Les Troyens. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/05/jonas-kaufmann-tenor-great-pretender
Congratulations to ALL the nominees and winners! Best Classical Album Winner: Sally Whitwell – Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass (ABC Classics) Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet – Fandango (ABC Classics) Latitude 37 – Latitude 37 (ABC Classics) Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra – Mozart Violin Concertos Vol 2 (BIS) Teddy Tahu Rhodes…
Check out the ‘look’ of Musica Viva and Victorian Opera’s co-production of the Baroque pastiche opera Voyage to the Moon. There is one more Sydney performance on Saturday February 27 at 2 pm at the City Recital Hall. Scroll down to see all four images.
Mozart’s Requiem at the Adelaide festival 2020. All images courtesy Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2019 © Pascal Victor SoundsLikeSydney was in the audience for the premiere season of Romeo Castellucci’s production of Mozart’s Requiem, with superstar Australian-born soprano Siobhan Stagg, at the Aix-en-Provence Festival last year. The production was a highlight of the festival and will be…
As the world remembers fallen soldiers this week and the year marks the centenary of WW I, conductor Marin Alsop writes about the enduring power of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and why it is unique amongst sacred works. Click here to read.