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Picture Gallery: Opera Australia’s La Traviata
A sneak peek at Opera Australia’s revival production of Verdi’s La Traviata which opens on Thursday night in the newly refurbished the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. The popular Moshinsky production will be recreated by revival director Constantine Costi with Nicole Car in the title role and Ji Min Park as Alfredo….
Opera Review: The Nose/ Opera Australia
The Nose Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, February 22, 2018 Written by Deen Hamaker Even by the standards of contemporary 21st century opera, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Hoc, here performed in English translation as The Nose, is out there. Way way out there. Musically the piece is a heady mix of jarring styles from…
Thomas Tallis’ England – Opening Night With The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra launched its 2018 concert series at the City Recital Hall last night with an evening of superbly performed English music. Counter-tenor Maximilian Riebl joined the instrumental ensemble and the Brandenburg Choir for Thomas Tallis’ England, in which they performed music spanning four centuries and several styles. Check out the images from opening…
Why Sing Jessye’s Songs? Julia Wee Explains
Soprano Julia Wee, pianist Lucas Allerton and guest soprano Pamela Andrews present Songs Jessye’s Sung,a landmark recital this weekend, which celebrates four decades of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and showcases the songs of the incomparable Jessye Norman. Julia share some of her insights as she prepares for her recital: “Jessye Norman burst onto the…
Phoenix Rising – Dan Russell’s Vision For His New Ensemble
Far away in the remote Australian outback a curious sound arises from the depths of a sink-hole. It is a sound that is separated from its environment by millennia. Tourists linger to listen and if the animals of the night were to be around, they would surely stop in their tracks, hypnotised by the strains…
The Lady’s Music
Sydney’s art lovers have been captivated by the six 16th century Flemish tapestries known as The Lady and the Unicorn, on display in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Fashioned from wool and silk and recently cleaned and restored, the lissom blonde woman surrounded by her animal companions and ‘thousands’ of flowers in the…
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Concert Review: CPE Bach, Mozart and Haydn/ Australian Haydn Ensemble/ Helyard
CPE Bach, Mozart and Haydn Australian Haydn Ensemble City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney 15 December 2017 Written by Victoria Watson The Australian Haydn Ensemble was born from a dream of violinist Skye McIntosh in 2012. To her credit, the ensemble has matured into a major player among the fine chamber orchestras of Australia. Specialising…
Concert Review: Twilight Musical Dialogues – Spain and South America/ Walker/Rojas-Gonzales/Carraro
Twilight Musical Dialogues: Music from Spain and South America Sally Walker, flute, Daniel Rojas-Gonzales, piano, William Carraro, violin 10 November, 2017 Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle, New South Wales Written by Joseph Asquith It was an inimitable night for music in the city of Newcastle, with the fifth concert of Twilight Musical Dialogues featuring music of Spain and South…