singing and supper
This entertaining feature from the New York Times looks at the role of food in opera:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/dining/opera-singers-who-dine-as-part-of-the-show.html?_r=1
This entertaining feature from the New York Times looks at the role of food in opera:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/dining/opera-singers-who-dine-as-part-of-the-show.html?_r=1
Lute classics are the feature on Move Records’ new release Walsingham. Australian lutenist Rosemary Hodgson takes an “intricately constructed musical journey exploring themes of mysticism and pilgrimage” in a story that goes back to the 11th century.
Musica Viva has begun the search for the inaugural winners of Strike A Chord, its new National Chamber Music Championship. Strike A Chord is a new initiative developed by Musica Viva Australia for its 75th anniversary in 2020, with support from Creative Victoria and presented in partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre and the Australian National…
Sydney Youth Orchestras in conjunction with Create NSW Sydney Youth Orchestras announces that the inaugural winner of the Conductor NSW Orchestral (Early Career) Fellowship is Mr Leonard Weiss.
The Tallis Scholars have many friends in Sydney through running their intensely enjoyable and informative summer schools and the many concert tours they have made. In 2013, they clocked up 40 years of performing. This week in London, they will perform their 2000th concert. Click here to read an interview with founder and director Peter…
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Opera buffs! If you’re planning to escape Sydney’s unseasonably cold weather and are heading north for the summer, here is an opportunity to hear one of Sydney’s most successful singers and a lauded exponent of Rossini and the bel canto repertoire. Sydney audiences are yet to hear the exceptional talent of soprano Jessica Pratt –…