An Australian War Requiem

An Australian War Requiem

Commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of World War One and to honour the Gallipoli campaign, the Sydney University Graduate Choir has commissioned composer and Music Director Christopher Bowen OAM to write An Australian War Requiem. World War One– the ‘war to end all wars’ – broke out in August 1914 and was a conflict which…

Pinchgut Opera’s ‘Giasone’ reviewed: Recreating a 400 Year Old Soundscape

Pinchgut Opera’s ‘Giasone’ reviewed: Recreating a 400 Year Old Soundscape

  Possibly the most challenging aspect of writing about my evening at Giasone, Pinchgut Opera’s 2013 production, has been to decide which of the many facets of this beautifully integrated production was the most memorable – was it the casting or the singing? The musical direction or the orchestra? Was it was the inventive staging…