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Stuart Skelton debuts As Tristan – And Returns To Sing In Sydney
Diarise the dates – heldentenor Stuart Skelton returns to Sydney – 14, 16 and 17 October, 2015 – to perform with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson, at the Sydney Opera House in a performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. It is part of a busy year for him as he makes his debut…
The Marriage Of Figaro – Sneak Peak
Opera Australia’s presents Sir David McVicar’s sumptuous new realisation of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, opening in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House tomorrow (Thursday) August 6th. Taking the role of Figaro is Paulo Bordogna who delighted audiences in The Turk in Italy during the 2014 season. Singing the role of the Count is Ukranian…
Kaufmann Distances Himself From New Release.
In an unprecedented move, tenor Jonas Kauffman has distanced himself from a new release by Decca called Jonas Kaufmann – The Age of Puccini. On his Facebook page, Kaufmann asserts that this CD contains just three Puccini arias and a repackaging of other arias recorded in 2010. He goes on to claim that he was not consulted…
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Announces 2016 Season
Lang-Lang, Christian Tetzlaff, Tan Dun, Jayson Gilham, Pinchas Zuckerman and Wynton Marsalis are just some of the visiting performers in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2016 season. As well, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy returns to conduct the music of Beethoven. Steve Reich’s Clapping Music, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Stravinsky’s Petrushka and German organ music with David Drury…
A New Line-Up For The Australian String Quartet
The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) has announced the appointment of Dale Barltrop as first violin and Francesca Hiew as second violin who will join current quartet members, violist Stephen King and cellist Sharon Draper in 2016. Brisbane-born Barltrop will continue his current position as Concertmaster for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and live in Australia year-round…
“Pianists Who Prance – Putsch,Putsch, Putsch”
“It has always been known that the greatest pianoforte players were also the greatest composers; but how did they play? Not like the pianists of today, who prance up and down the keyboard with passages which they have practised – putsch, putsch, putsch – what does that mean? Nothing! When a true pianoforte virtuoso played it was…
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Concert Review: Haydn’s Esterházy Orchestra/ Australian Haydn Ensemble
Australian Haydn Ensemble Haydn’s Esterházy Orchestra Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House 20 December 2015 Marc Destrubé (Guest lead violin & co-director)/ Erin Helyard (Guest co-director & harpsichord soloist)/ Skye McIntosh (Artistic Director & violin) The Australian Haydn Ensemble finished their musical year with a concert entitled Haydn’s Esterházy Orchestra which consisted of Haydn’s symphonies numbers 6,…
CD Review: Ten Top Tenors
Ten Top Tenors is a double CD set which brings together the voices of some of the most prodigiously talented singers of our times. A compilation from Decca, it’s an entertaining collection that places these voices next to each allowing contrasts and comparisons. The recordings, taken from each of the decades since the 1960s, also…