opera update….an new name for the opera theatre
How did this get past us??! The opera theatre of the Sydney Opera House will be named in honour of Dame Joan Sutherland:
An update on La Traviata on Sydney Harbour:
How did this get past us??! The opera theatre of the Sydney Opera House will be named in honour of Dame Joan Sutherland:
An update on La Traviata on Sydney Harbour:
Under its Chief Conductor David Robertson, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra presents a stunning live account of three seminal works by Stravinsky – The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring on a 2 CD release from ABC Classics. Stravinsky first achieved international fame with these works, which were commissioned for – and first performed by –…
After two highly popular and successful years, the 2015 Hobart Baroque Festival has been cancelled over funding. Organisers had requested an amount of $3 million over the coming triennium, but for next year had been promised $400,000 the same as in previous years.
When: Wed Dec 16, 2020 Time: 8.30 pm Where: Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Bach Akademie Australia will present their third concert, Weihnachtsfreude on the stage of Melbourne Digital Concert Hall on Wednesday December 16 at 8.30pm in conjunction with presenting partner the National Art School. Join the Bach Akademie Australia for a program of Christmas…
As Australian opera faces a national review, Opera Queensland’s artistic director Lindy Hume eyeballs the challenges facing the art form and how it has adapted, both in Australia and overseas. “…it’s not just the companies in flux, but audience appetites and art itself. This is a rare opportunity for a rethink. The best outcome would be a blueprint…
Last night APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre announced the winners of the 2015 Art Music Awards in a ceremony held at the City Recital Hall in Sydney. The awards recognise the achievement and creative success of composers, performers and practitioners in contemporary art music, jazz and experimental music. The award for the Orchestral Work of the Year…
Sixteen year old Grace Clifford has won the coveted 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Award, announced at the Grand Finals of the competition held in Adelaide last night. For her winning performance she played Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Seaman at the Adelaide Town Hall. A formidably talented…