Presenting Opera In Concert
With opera companies facing financial constraints and grappling with new ways of finding funds, Gillian Moore in BBC Music Magazine looks at the merits of presenting opera in the concert hall.
With opera companies facing financial constraints and grappling with new ways of finding funds, Gillian Moore in BBC Music Magazine looks at the merits of presenting opera in the concert hall.
The dreaded ‘C’ word. Not ‘Classical’, but ‘Crossover’. The very name implies an abandonment of values, of stepping over to the dark side, of crossing the floor. Regarded by ‘classical’ followers as lightweight, and by ‘pop’ afficionados as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, ‘Crossover’ is like a bastard child, desperately wanting to belong whilst simultaneously trying to shape…
Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2015 ARIA Fine Arts and Artisan Awards. The results will be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday 7 October. ‘Classical’ albums and artists received nominations in the following categories: Best Classical Album Amy Dickson – Island Songs (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg…
Hearty congratulations to Musica Viva CEO Mary Jo Capps who last week was awarded the degree of Doctor of Visual and Performing Arts honoris causa by the University of Melbourne, in recognition of her extensive contribution to music and the University. This is the highest honour that the university can bestow. Professor Barry Conyngham, Dean of the Faculty of VCA&MCM said,…
Images from An Evening with the Viennese Titans, held last weekend in which orchestra seventeen88 conducted by Benjamin Bayl performed the music of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, with solo flautist Georgia Browne. Rachael Beesley led the ensemble form the violin in the dramatic New Hall at Sydney Grammar School. Scroll down to see all four…
Australian tenor Stuart Skelton steps in for an ailing Jonas Kauffman next week, in the Met’s production of Die Walkure. Later this month, he sings in The Flying Dutchman for the English National Opera in London. Last week, he gave his most recent interview: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/stuart-skelton-one-man-two-tenors-7687275.html
British soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and Swedish Lutenist Jakob Lindberg were recently in Australia performing and running masterclasses. During their tour, the duo were in Bermagui, where they presented a masterclass on The Art of Performing and Understanding Early Songs as part of the Four Winds Windsong series. SoundsLikeSydney correspondent soprano Ria Andriani attended the masterclass…