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It’s mid June in Sydney, and the cast and creative team of Pinchgut Opera have gathered to commence rehearsals for the winter production of Bajazet, RV 307, (1735), an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi – or is it? Bajazet is strongly enough connected with Vivaldi to be allocated an RV (Ryom-Verzeichnis) number –…
England’s King Richard III was found buried under a city car park and now it seems that the Weimar residence of J S Bach has met a similar fate. The foundations of the site in Weimar where JS Bach lived for 9 years (1708 – 1717) , where his sons Wilhem Friedemann Bach and Carl…
Last week APRA/AMCOS announced its annual Art Music Awards winners for 2012. The awards acknowledge achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music. There are ten national awards and several State Awards which include these categories as well as outstanding contributions by individuals and organisations in Australian music, music education and regional music. The Art Music Awards were…
“Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk She says I began to sing long before I could talk And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start? Who found out that nothing can capture a heart Like a melody can?” Thank you for the Music ABBA These lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus…
Cellist Zoe Knighton and pianist Amir Farid present their seventh collaboration in a new recording Brahms’ Cello on the Move label with music by Johannes Brahms.
He was an exacting taskmaster, as this invaluable archival footage demonstrates. Benjamin Britten is seen rehearsing his choral overture The Building of the House for its premiere in 1967. Click here to view.