Opera House 40th Anniversary Concert on YouTube
If you missed the live events of this milestone in the history of Sydney, you can watch it on You Tube at:
If you missed the live events of this milestone in the history of Sydney, you can watch it on You Tube at:
Beethoven for All. Music of Power, Passion and Beauty, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim pianist and conductor. Decca 478 3513. 2 CD set. The double CD set Beethoven For All- Music of Power, Passion and Beauty from Decca, features pianist, conductor and social activist Daniel Barenboim conducting the West- Eastern Divan…
Ten young singers have been chosen from entrants around Australia and New Zealand to compete in the semi-finals of the 2023 IFAC Australian Singing Competition.
The Art Gallery of NSW has a double pass to give away to the May concert in their Resonate series Tyran Parke: Children and art on May 2nd. The concert will be preceded by a champagne reception and private viewing of Afghanistan: hidden treasures. To win the double pass, be the first to email info@soundslikesydney.com.au with the…
Thespian Simon Callow believes that Der Rosenkavalier is Richard Strauss’ most successful opera. “The stage throngs with action, comic intrigues, genre scenes, farce, double cross-dressing, but …..it hinges on moments of the most sublime stillness: the Marschallin’s meditation on time in the first act, the presentation of the silver rose in the second, and that final trio.” Read the…
There’s still time for classical singers and musicians to enter the 2014 McDonald’s Sydney Eisteddfod – organisers are continuing to accept late registrations until all places are filled. There are still places available for classical singers of all ages in events ranging from the $57,000 Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald’s Operatic Aria to those for children. Limited vacancies…
This is a really important feature from theatre critic Jane Howard, writing in The Guardian about the culture of arts criticism in Australia, the loss of “critical dialogue” and a plurality of views. It applies as much to music as it does to the theatre. A recommended read.