Outback Opera
Check out this very entertaining feature from smh.tv – Opera Australia’s production of La Boheme goes on a regional tour:
http://www.smh.com.au/tv/show/outback-opera/outback-opera-20111118-1nmzi.html?rand=1321745380422
Check out this very entertaining feature from smh.tv – Opera Australia’s production of La Boheme goes on a regional tour:
http://www.smh.com.au/tv/show/outback-opera/outback-opera-20111118-1nmzi.html?rand=1321745380422
Where: Adelaide Town Hall When: Tuesday 9 March 8 pm American countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen is just 26 years old, but is already one of the classical world’s most promising vocal stars. In 2021, he makes his Australian and role debuts as Oberon in Benjamin Britten’s fantasy opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Adelaide…
Recorded in 1960, Dame Joan Sutherland’s gold standard recording The Art of the Prima Donna has been remastered for Classic Sounds and released on the Decca legends label. Dame Joan Sutherland sings with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting. The listing includes Arne’s The Soldier Tir’d of War’s Alarms from…
As part of the discussions surrounding the formulation of a National Cultural Policy, writer David Malouf talks about why the performing arts are central to the community. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/shared-response-to-our-humanity/story-e6frg8n6-1226158384159
John Carmody reviews a new book on the life of Mahler: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/life-and-death-in-music/story-e6frg8nf-1226149465114
One of the world’s leading clarinetists, Andreas Ottensamer is joined by one of the world’s leading pianists, Yuja Wang in a new release from Deutsche Grammophon, out today. The album, Blue Hour contains beautiful and deeply emotional pieces by Brahms and Mendelssohn and the virtuosic Grand Duo and Concerto by Weber. This is the debut chamber music…
William Barton receives a standing ovation for his performance with the Sydney Symphony: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/hail-the-didgeridoo-virtuoso-20120628-2156p.html Michael Shmith reviews DG’s 82 CD set release of Herbert von Karajan’s 1060s recordings: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/a-school-reunion-of-sorts-20120628-213fy.html …and a new Chief Executive for the Sydney Opera House: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/ex-belvoir-head-to-run-opera-house/story-e6frg8n6-1226412792951