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Lookbook: Les Contes D’Hoffmann – In HD From The Met

Check out these vibrant images from the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann, screening nationally from April 11. Directed by Bartlett Sher and conducted by Yes Abel, Vittorio Grigolo takes the role of the poet Hoffman with Thomas Hampson as his nemesis. Erin Morley sings makes her debut as Olympia. Scroll down to…

Les Contes D’Hoffmann from The Met In HD

Hosted by soprano Deborah Voigt, the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Jacques Offenbach’s opéra fantastique Les contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman) screens nationally from April 11, 2015. Starring the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo as Hoffmann, the tortured poet,  the production is directed by Broadway director Bartlett Sher. Thomas Hampson will add a new role to his extensive repertory…

Critical Errors

“There are some sacrifices which should not be demanded twice from any man; and one of them is listening to Brahms’s Requiem.” George Bernard Shaw. An entertaining look at just some of the acerbic comments made by critics about what are now regarded as some of the most enduring works in classical music. Click here…

The Sydney Chamber Choir’s Passion + Resurrection…from within.

Last week the Sydney Chamber Choir bade farewell to Paul Stanhope, its Musical Director of 10 years, performing a concert entitled Passion + Resurrection under his direction . Miguel Iglesias has sung with the Sydney Chamber Choir for 17 years. In this piece, he gives his unique insights about the performance from his perspective as a performer….

Morgan Pearse Earns Praise As Yamadori for Houston Grand Opera

Sydney opera fans will remember baritone Morgan Pearse who is presently in Houston, engaged in the Houston Grand Opera’s Studio Programme which offers emerging singers with exceptional talent the opportunity to be a working member  of the prestigious opera company whilst furthering their training. Morgan has been singing the role of Prince Yamadori in the…

Brisbane Baroque Announces 2015 Programme

Book your flights to Brisbane because from April 10th – 18th, Brisbane will be seeped in the music of the Baroque with the relocation of Hobart’s Baroque festival to the more northern state capital, in the inaugural Brisbane Baroque Festival. The highlight of the festival is Handel’s three act opera Faramondo, his late masterpiece, presented in…

Four Winds Festival Announces New Artistic Leadership Team

The Four Winds Festival announces the appointment of a brand new Artistic Leadership team for their next biennial festival in 2016. Paul Dean and Yarmila Alfonzetti have been appointed as the new figures who will head the festival into the future.  With outstanding reputations in the classical music industry and music education, both Paul and Yarmila bring extensive…