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Picture Gallery: The Love For Three Oranges, Opera Australia
Prokofiev’s madcap ‘anti-opera’ opened on Sydney this week. There is an abundance of satire in Tom Stoppard’s wickedly funny English libretto with plenty of belly laughs, fantasy and high camp embedded in a riot of colour. Scroll down to see all 7 images. Images courtesy Opera Australia
Helpmann Award Nominees 2016
The nominees fort he 2016 Helpmann Awards are out! There are 9 Opera and Classical music categories with 35 nominees from emerging artists like Jeremy Kleeman (nominated for Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera) to Renee Fleming (Best Individual Classical Performance) and giants like Opera Australia (nominated in several categories), locking horns…
The Musical World of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Music from the world of two iconic artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is soon to be released on CD and digital by ABC Classics. The release coincides with an exhibition of the works of these inextricably linked artists, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. From the traditional mariachi of Mexico to the…
Carmen Look Book
There was a riot of colour both outside the Sydney Opera House with Vivid in full swing, as well as inside, when Opera Australia’s new production of Bizet’s Carmen, directed by John Bell, opened last night. Check out these kaleidoscopic images: scroll down to see all 10 images. Images courtesy Opera Australia.
Congratulations To The Queen’s Birthday Honours Recipients
Congratulations to the heroes of Sydney’s music world who have been recognised amongst the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2016. They include educator and conductor Richard Gill AM, opera baritone John Wegner AO, whose unforgettable roles included Scarpia in Tosca, Jokanaan in Salome and Claggart in Billy Budd; composer Andrew Ford OAM, Ara Vartoukian founder of Theme…
Flinders Quartet Composer Workshop Call For Submissions
The Flinders Quartet (FQ) invites applications from composers to submit a short work for string quartet to be workshopped by the members of the quartet and composition mentor, Brenton Broadstock, resulting in a professionally recorded live performance. Submissions close on 7 September 2016 (5pm AEST), and will be reviewed by Flinders Quartet and a small panel…
Latest reviews
Concert Review: The French Flute/ The Marais Project
The Marais Project: Jennifer Eriksson (director and viola da gamba), Mikaela Oberg (baroque flute), Anna Sandström (soprano), Tommie Andersson (theorbo and baroque guitar), Anthony Hamad (harpsichord). 16 October 2016, Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium, Macquarie St, Sydney Written by Larry Turner Concerts by The Marais Project often embark on little-known by-ways of music and…
Album Review: Benjamin Grosvenor Homages
When I spoke to Benjamin Grosvenor in 2012 during a brief visit to Sydney to launch his album Rhapsody in Blue, the young British pianist commented that although his repertoire embraced composers from JS Bach through Chopin and Scriabin, to Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Gershwin, the Romantics have been his first love. His favourite composer at the time…