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Opera Australia Anounces Cast Change For ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’
Opera Australia has announced that Shane Lowrencev has decided to withdraw from the incredibly demanding role of Hans Sachs in its upcoming production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opening in Melbourne on Tuesday 13 November. In a statement released this morning, the company stated “Shane feels exhausted and doesn’t want to compromise the production or…
Hilary Hahn Releases Second Solo Bach Album On Decca
Triple Grammy Award winner Hilary Hahn returns to solo Bach twenty years after her debut recording. This recording of Sonatas 1 & 2 and Partita 1, her debut on the Decca label, completes Hilary’s solo Bach recordings and was released in Australia earlier this month. The disc contains the Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor, BWV…
Into The Future With The Sydney Chamber Choir – Richard Gill Talks About His Vision As Incoming Director
This is a re-post of our April 2014 interview with the late Richard Gill AO. In memoriam. “Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer, an editor, a director” – Michael Tilson Thomas. In the case of Richard Gill, OAM, the…
Stuart Skelton Celebrates With Prince Charles
Stuart Skelton performed in gala concert in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace on October 25, celebrating the 70th birthday of The Prince of Wales. The evening marked His Royal Highness’s longstanding support and patronage of the arts and was being led by Sir Antonio Pappano, Music Director The Royal Opera, Gregory Doran, Artistic Director The Royal…
Screen Music Awards 2018 Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 2018 Screen Music Awards have been announced. The Awards, staged jointly by APRA AMCOS and the AGSC, celebrate achievements in music composition for documentaries, short films, children’s television, advertising, film and television soundtrack albums, as well as feature films. Collaborators Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales have four nominations together for screen…
Maria Raspopova Releases Album Of Prokofiev
Pianist and Co-Artistic Director of Omega Ensemble Maria Raspopova, has released an album of Prokofiev’s Visions fugitives opus 22. The 20 movement cycle of piano pieces was recorded in May 2018 at the Cranbrook Recording Studio, produced by Philip Powers with recording engineer and mastering by Bob Scott and editing by Jonathan Palmer. Click here to listen/buy
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Concert Review: Mad For Love/ Sumi Jo / José Carbó/ Guy Noble
Mad for Love Sumi Jo – Soprano and José Carbó– Baritone/ Guy Noble – Piano July 19 2018 City Recital Hall Angel Place Sydney Written by Victoria Watson Soprano Sumi Jo had early success in her career after being included in the Salzburg Festival by Herbert von Karajan aged only 24. By the late 1980s Miss…
Concert Review: Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship Final
The Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship Final Finalists- Shikara Ringdahl-Soprano, Christopher Curcuruto – Bass, Chelsea Dolman-Soprano, Joshua Oxley-Tenor, Morgan England-Jones-Soprano, Olivia Cranwell-Soprano, Jarvis Dams-Baritone and Celeste Haworth- Mezzo soprano and featuring the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephen Hillinger 15 July, 2018 The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood Review by Victoria Watson The list of…