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See The Barber Of Seville And Support The Leukaemia Foundation
One of the world’s most loved comic operas, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, celebrates its 200th anniversary on Saturday 20 February. To mark the occasion, Opera Australia has joined forces with World’s Greatest Shave to donate a portion of ticket sales to the Leukaemia Foundation. For every ticket purchased to the Sydney Opera House season…
On A Voyage To The Moon With Michael Gow
I admit I was piqued that Melbourninans had the first squizz at Voyage to the Moon when it opened there last week. Here in Sydney, our turn arrives tonight when the production opens at the City Recital Hall. A venture between Musica Viva and Victorian Opera, Voyage to the Moon is a Baroque pastiche – a…
Nicole Car – The Kiss CD Signing
Soprano Nicole Car will be meeting her fans and signing copies of her debut album The Kiss at Fish Fine Music in the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney from 12 noon on Sunday 21 February. Released on ABC Classics just this month, The Kiss has shot to #1 on the classical charts and to #2 on…
Youth Discounts for The Barber Of Seville
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the premiere of one of the world’s most loved comic operas, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, on Saturday 20 February, Opera Australia is offering a youth (under 30) discount of 200 tickets for 200 cents, to selected performances in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. The…
Puccini’s Music In The Cinema
The cinema world has a long practice of drawing on classical music for its soundtracks. Ligeti, Verdi, Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss and Mozart are just some of the composers whose music has enriched our filmic experience. It is arguably the music of Puccini that has been most frequently used on the big screen. Ian Haydn…
Classical Grammy Winners 2016
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards are done and dusted. If you’re looking to expand your playlist with some of these winning recordings – There were eight awards in the classical categories which included Best Classical Contemporary Composition and Best Classical Compendium alongside the more long-standing categories for the best in vocal and instrumental music. Andris Nelsons…
Latest reviews
Opera Review: Così fan tutte/ Opera Australia
Così fan tutte – Mozart Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 19 July 2016 Several years ago Opera Australia commissioned the Scottish director Sir David McVicar to direct the three Mozart/Da Ponte operas over three years. Don Giovanni was premiered in 2014, The Marriage of Figaro appeared last year and this year…
Concert Review: Senses & Sensibilities/ Australia Piano Quartet
Senses & Sensibilities – Australia Piano Quartet Rebecca Chan (Violin), James Wannan (Viola), Thomas Rann (Cello), Daniel de Borah (Piano) With special guests: Dr. Jordan Nguyen, Jessica Irwin 16 July 2016, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House The Australian Piano Quartet (APQ) has a stated aim for each concert of programming a recognised masterpiece, an…