Operaquatics – more production shots from La traviata on Sydney Harbour


- Rachelle Durkin as Violetta. Image by Lisa Tomasetti









Earlier this week, respected music director and educator Richard Gill OAM, delivered the 17th annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks address on the topic of “A Case for New Music” under the auspices of the New Music Network. In an erudite and passionate speech he argues the case for new music and for comprehensive music education in schools….
Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor and artistic director David Robertson shares his thoughts on the orchestra’s recent tour to China – “…..there was electricity in the air, making soft passages seem loud and close up. You could sense the audience didn’t take the music for granted, that they don’t often get to hear these works played…
Avan Yu, the 24 year old Hong Kong born Canadian entrant has won the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition. Yu has earned a sweep of prizes which include recording contracts with ABC Classics and Naxos, a major return tour in Australia, the opportunity to perform at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr in 2013, the Bochum Festival in 2014 and…
The great Sir Bryn Terfel stars in the next performance in the Met Stars Live in Concert series, presenting a festive program of classic carols, traditional Welsh Christmas songs, and even a little holiday-themed Wagner, live from Wales’s historic Brecon Cathedral. The concert is live on Saturday December 12 at 1 pm ET (US) and…
Three young Australian singers are in the final five candidates selected to participate in the elite Jette Parker Young Artists Programme beginning in September 2014 at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Australians soprano Lauren Fagan, baritone Samuel Johnson and tenor Samuel Sakker will join British bass James Platt and Ukranian bass-baritone Yuriy Yurchuk in the…
Omega Ensemble announces a special online conversation with Dr Lou Bennett on what would have been the world premiere of Bennett’s new work written especially for them. The talk is free but registration is required (see below). Join Bennett in discussion with composer and broadcaster Julian Day as she explores her music, career, and composing…