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Mozart Opera Heaven! The Complete Mozart Operas – 33 DVD Set
Mozart opera fans, this is surely your idea of heaven! The Complete Mozart Operas, is a new release of 33 High-Definition DVDs which contain performances of all of Mozart’s, including his early and lesser-known operas, every Singspiel, and orchestration of scenic fragments, presented over 47 hours of live recordings, 112 solo performers, 14 directors and…
Ensemble Offspring’s Kontiki Racket: Listen, Talk And Have Fun
“Kontiki Racket”. The name alone arouses curiosity. It’s what new music performers Ensemble Offspring have christened the mini-festival of concerts, talks and mingling this weekend, which will feature three concerts, five world premieres, a panel discussion with global music makers and an industry speed dating session offering one-on-one sessions with mentors. Kontiki Racket showcases thirteen…
The Ring Cycle Look Book
In just under three weeks, Opera Australia’s reprise production of Wagner’s The Ring Cycle opens in Melbourne. Returning to the production from its 2013 debut, are heldentenor Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, Jud Arthur as Fafner/Hunding, Jacqueline Dark as Fricka, and Lorina Gore, Domenica Matthews and Jane Ede as the Rhinemaidens. Neil Armfield will again direct…
‘The Eighth Wonder’: Image Gallery
Opera Australia’s presentation of Sydney Opera House – The Opera, originally known as The Eighth Wonder opened on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House last week. Our reviewer commented “This is a remarkable opera that deserves to be heard and seen more often. From the exotic pyramids of Mexico to the snowy forests of…
Avi Avital Picture Gallery
Check out these sumptuous images from virtuoso mandolin player Avi Avital’s opening night in Sydney with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at the City Recital Hall. Our reviewer Larry Turner was there and said the auditorium “was colourfully lit, strewn with candles and with Middle-Eastern lamps suspended above the stage to evoke what Paul Dyer described…
‘Norma’ – The Background To The Production
If you’re planning to see the Royal Opera’s cinema version of Bellini’s Norma which opens in Sydney this weekend then this feature from The Guardian is essential background reading. The opera is directed by Àlex Ollé from La Fura dels Baus and is conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano with Sonya Yoncheva as Norma and Jospeh Calleja…
Latest reviews
Opera Review: La Traviata/ Opera Australia
It’s everything you want opera to be. From its first trembling chromatics, the soloists dazzled, the chorus and orchestra were in fine form, Verdi’s music was impossible to resist and the tale oozed passion and tragedy. Add sumptuous and meticulously detailed costumes, sets and dramatic lighting and there you have the complete package. Opera Australia’s…
Concert Review: It Takes Two/ The Marais Project
The Marais Project: Jennifer Eriksson (director and viola da gamba), Belinda Montgomery (soprano), Tommie Andersson (lutes) Elysian Fields: Matt Keegan (saxophones), Matt McMahon (piano), Jennifer Eriksson (electric viola da gamba), Siebe Pogson (bass), Finn Ryan (percussion) 29 January, The Independent Theatre, North Sydney Jennifer Eriksson continually seeks to provide new perspectives on old music…