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Simone Young Appointed Chief Conductor Of The SSO From 2020
The search is over – the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that Australian-born conductor Simone Young AM will be the Orchestra’s Chief Conductor from 2022. The internationally lauded Young will be the first Australian Chief Conductor since 1991, and the third Australian to take on the prestigious role in the Orchestra’s 87 year history. She…
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Sydney 2019 Available On CD And DVD
Watched by more than 500 thousand viewers on ABC TV, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marched into Sydney’s ANZ Stadium in October 2019, with over 1500 performers from 14 countries coming together for the largest Tattoo ever staged in its 69-year history – only the fifth time that the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has left…
Cecilia Bartoli Sings Farinelli
Released on Decca Classics at the end of last week, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli celebrates over three decades on the Decca Classics label, with a new album commemorating the life and career of the castrato Farinelli, one of the most famous opera singers of the 18th century. The recording includes two world premiere recordings, arias by…
Anna Dowsley Wins 2019 Opera Awards
Congratulations to mezzo-soprano Anna Dowsley who is the winner of the 2019 Opera Awards conducted by the Music and Opera Singers Trust (MOST). Anna receives the YMF Australia Award of $30,000 and The Armstrong-Martin Scholarship of $4,500. Anna was also presented with the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme Award. Anna is a principal artist with Opera…
“Diligence And Drive.” Young Australian Soprano Michelle Ryan Celebrates Success
Written by Deborah Humble Graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2014, 28 year old Australian Soprano Michelle Ryan is taking the right steps towards a career in Europe and at home. Earlier this year she won the German Australia Opera Grant. The award promotes emerging Australian opera singers in the early stages of…
Double Pass Offer To Voices Of Angels
Celebrate the festive season with a special show Voices of Angels: The Twelve Days of Christmas with Gondwana Choirs. Directed by Sam Allchurch and with Helena Rathbone leading the Voives of Angels Orchestra, the singers will present a rich programme of new Australian seasonal works alongside the classics. If you would like the chance to win a…
Latest reviews
Concert Review: The Overcoat, A Musical
The Overcoat Michael, Rosemarie and Constantine Costi, Belvoir Theatre Downstairs, 16 November 2018 Witten by Paul Bennett Re-imaging a classic from a Russian master such as Gogol can be a challenging and risky process especially when you add a change in format to the mix, but Constantine, Michael and Rosemarie Costi have delivered a fresh…
Ballet Review: Spartacus/ The Australian Ballet
Spartacus The Australian Ballet Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 10 November, 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Spartacus is perhaps the ultimate Soviet ballet, a spectacle of bravura dancing and athleticism, characterised by muscular gladiators and Roman soldiers executing stunning leaps and jumps. It is about as far from the romantic ‘white’ ballets as one…