‘Mozart the Great’ – the concert in pictures
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Mozart the Great programme highlighting the Mass in C minor ‘The Great’ continues at the City Recital Hall tonight, Wednesday May 15th and Friday May 17th at 7 pm. These pictures convey the moods of the opening night. Images by and courtesy of Steven Godbee.
Opera in Sydney – A Sign of our Times
In an interview on radio some years ago, Adrian Collette, then CEO of Opera Australia (OA) was challenged with the assertion that opera was an art form for the elite. He countered ably, with the observation that the only thing elite about opera was the training undergone by its practitioners. Claims of elitism in the…
Patricia Rozario to sing the music of Glanville-Hicks
Soprano Patricia Rozario is in Brisbane this week to sing the music of Peggy Glanville-Hicks in a festival of Indian music. Born in Mumbai, she has been the muse and foremost interpreter of the vocal music of John Tavener and Arvo Part. Click to read more.
‘Mozart the Great’ – behind the scenes with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, choir and soloists
An intimate look at the preparations for the Australian Bandenburg Ochestra’s current season of Mozart the Great at the City Recital Hall. The concerts continue n Wednesday May 15th and Friday 17th at 7 pm Bookings: Click here Performance pictures to come! Images taken by and courtesy of Steven Godbee.
Britten in rehearsal
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.
Andrew Mellor on ‘Albert Herring’
In this centenary year of Benjamin Britten’s birth, Opera Australia is presenting his satirical gem Albert Herring in the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre in August. Conducted by Anthony Legge, Kanen Breen as Herring and Jacqueline Dark as Lady Billows head a superb ensemble which includes Sian Pendry, Dominica Matthews, Elvira Fatykhova, Michael Lewis, John Longmuir, Conal Coad, Roxane Hislop…
Daniel Harding to conduct LSO in Sir Colin Davis Proms tribute.
Recently the music world mourned the death of conductor Sir Colin Davis, a world figure in his field and the longest serving conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. At 85, he was due to conducted a BBC Proms concert this year. Taking over the baton for this concert by the LSO will be Daniel Harding whom we will see in…
Opera in Australia – headed where?
The Australian reports that singers on 12 month contracts with Opera Australia will be rested for upto 12 weeks without pay in 2013. A representative of Actors’ Equity claims that this is to make way for the musical The King and I; OA artistic director Lyndon Terracini says it is due to “casting and financial considerations.”…
The Goldner String Quartet: ‘one of the finest around’
The Goldner String Quartet is spending this week as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Oxford May Music festival. Their opening performance at the festival earned a glowing review from Andrew Clements of The Guardian who said “(their) appearances confirm them as one of the finest string quartets around today.” You can hear them perform in Sydney in late…