Scenes from Don Giovanni
All images courtesy of Opera Australia, and taken by Branco Gaica.
All images courtesy of Opera Australia, and taken by Branco Gaica.
BBC correspondent Peter Day spends time in Cremona, Italy, the home of hand crafted stringed instruments for 5 centuries, looking at how these instruments were created then and now.
Víkingur Ólafsson continues his journey with the music of J S Bach with the release of a series of six new Bach singles.
For a limited time, purchase a ticket to Selby and Friends’ First, Last and Only concert and receive one additional free ticket to this concert. This offer is only valid for the April 11th performance and expires on Sunday 31 March. Violinist Suzie Park, joins Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve (Principal Cello with the Australian Chamber Orchestral and acclaimed pianist, founder and…
Audiences rely on them; performers love them or loathe them. Much has been discussed and written about the role of the critic. In an ideal world, the critic would perform one key function: to express a knowledgeable and balanced opinion about as many possible aspects of a performance which they have attended. They inform their readers about…
The entire works of Igor Stravinsky have been compiled onto a 30 CD collection Stravinsky Complete Edition for release on October 16 by Deutsche Grammophon. The collection comprises Stage Works (Ballets, Operas, Oratorio), Orchestral, Choral, Solo Vocal, Chamber and Piano Works. The collection includes 2 CDs of Historical Recordings and the final CD features a…
Stanford neuroscientist Thomas Südhof is one of three winners of the 2013 Nobel prize for medicine. Born in Germany, he was interviewed in the medical journal, The Lancet in 2010 when he said that his first choice of dinner companion would be Mozart. A bassoon player as well, he has applied his learning in music to his career in…