singing and supper
This entertaining feature from the New York Times looks at the role of food in opera:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/dining/opera-singers-who-dine-as-part-of-the-show.html?_r=1
This entertaining feature from the New York Times looks at the role of food in opera:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/dining/opera-singers-who-dine-as-part-of-the-show.html?_r=1
Deutsche Grammophon has released recordings of Chopin Piano Competition winner Bruce Liu, made during various live stages of this contest which was held in Warsaw in October 2021. Born in Paris in 1997 to Chinese parents from Beijing, Liu’s family moved to Montreal when he was six. He began playing the piano aged eight…
Congratulations to Samuel Sakker with his success in the inaugural Grange Festival International Singing Competition which has just concluded with the Australian tenor gaining the second prize to British soprano Rowan Pierce’s winning performance. British-Serbian bass-baritone Božidar Smiljanić was placed third. Around 150 young singers aged 33 and under from 28 countries entered the competition…
It was not so long ago that we heard with heavy hearts, that the SBS Youth Orchestra was to be disbanded in 2013 after 25 very successful years of performing, touring and nurturing young musicians. Out of this ending though, came a new beginning with the formation of a new symphony orchestra for young musicians…
Composer Philip Glass is interviewed this week by The Guardian’s Laura Barnett. He talks about fame, inspiration and people he would like to work with. Click here to read.
The news that Maestro Zubin Mehta is to conduct in Sydney in 2013 is nothing short of thrilling. The charismatic conductor ranks amongst the world’s greatest. Born and raised in India, his career has spanned both operatic and symphonic repertoire in the most famous ‘houses’ of the world, and has transcended national boundaries. He is Music…
After 7 concerts in 12 nights Penny Durham, in The Australian takes a look at David Robertson’s inaugural tour of China with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.