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Create NSW Funding Opportunities
Create NSW is inviting arts and cultural organisations and Local Government Authorities to apply for NSW Government’s multi-yearfunding.
Opera Australia La Boheme Offer
Opera Australia celebrates its 200th performance of its Gale Edwards production of Puccini’s La Bohème offering with 200 tickets for 200 cents.
Musica Viva’s 2023 FutureMakers Announced
Helen Svoboda, double bass, and Katie Yap, viola, have been announced as Musica Viva Australia’s FutureMakers for 2023.
French Baroque Expert Visits Sydney
Visiting Sydney in late November was Stéphane Fuget, French conductor, keyboard player and, along with his partner, soprano Claire Lefilliatre, founder of the specialist French Baroque ensemble, Les Epopées. Fuget is recognised as one of the most prominent experts of French early and Baroque music
Jessye Norman – The Unreleased Masters
Jessye Norman – The Unreleased Masters, is a 3-CD set with never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. Available on Decca Classics in late January. it features music by Wagner, R Strauss, Haydn, Berlioz and Britten.
Sydney Chamber Choir New Album Release
Sydney Chamber Choir under its director Sam Allchurch, has released its new recording of Heather Percy’s Three Night Songs. Commissioned by ABC Classic, this new work captures images of night from different perspectives, through the poetry of past and contemporary female poets.
Latest reviews
Review: The Mozart K.488 Project/ Da Costa/ ARCO
Both ARCO and Da Costa have provided a brilliantly performed exploration of Mozart’s piano style through Reinecke’s legacy, supported by academic rigor. It is also delightful to listen to. We take meticulous care in preserving paintings and other artifacts of the past. Why not music as well?
Review: Grazie in Grazia/ Bach Akademie Australia
The best Bach Akademie Australia voices that I have heard in their sound and narrative ability. The instrumentalists as ever were exceptional.