More of What’s in Store in “The Love of the Nightingale”


Two of Sydney’s finest early music ensembles perform together when “Marais meets Muffat.” “French clothes, French food, French furniture, French customs, French sins, French illnesses are generally in vogue.” claimed a philosopher of the day, Christian Thomasius, in 1687, although some would beg to add music to the list! French musicians, not just French customs, had…
Northside Opera Study Group meets each Monday morning in Lindfield. The group welcomes both long-term opera enthusiasts as well as newcomers who want to learn more about the subject, and those who would like to share their interest in music and opera. Their programmes are wide and varied and cover traditional as well as contemporary opera. The weekly lectures are…
The Song Company will be performing their seasonal concert An Orthodox Christmas. This program celebrates the joy of Christmas and features a sumptuous program of carols with Georgian, Greek, and other connections. The programme: Arvo Pärt: Magnificat/ Jonathan Pitts: Hark the Herald Angels sing!/ Ivan Moody: The Manger: A Carol for Christmas/ Antony Pitts: O Holy of Holies/ John Sheppard: Reges Tharsis/ John Tavener: The Lamb/ plus a…
Borodin’s operatic masterpiece Prince Igor, in its first Met performances since 1917, will be captured live in high-definition for the first time from the Metropolitan Opera and screened in select Australian cinemas nationally Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March. The new production by director Dmitri Tcherniakov in his Met debut stars Ildar Abdrazakov as…
Fresh from its victories at the 5th International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition held in Vienna over February and March this year, Trio Dali brings its winning style to Sydney for Musica Viva. Awarded the Audience Prize and the 3rd prize in the overall Piano Trio competition, Trio Dali also won the special prize for the ‘Best interpretation of a composition…
Pianist, producer and composer Nils Frahm returns to Sydney following his three successful shows in 2014 including his Australian debut at Vivid LIVE. A classically trained pianist, the Berlin-based Frahm’s career-defining live album Spaces (2013) displayed the avant-garde musician’s unconventional approach to an age-old instrument. Now, he brings his new opus All Melody – his first solo album in three…