Opera Australia’s presents Sir David McVicar’s sumptuous new realisation of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, opening in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House tomorrow (Thursday) August 6th. Taking the role of Figaro is Paulo Bordogna who delighted audiences in The Turk in Italy during the 2014 season. Singing the role of the Count is Ukranian…
Tonight, Sydney’s Capitol Theatre hosted the 2014 Helpmann Awards, recognising distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia’s live performance scene. SoundsLikeSydney congratulates all the nominees and the winners. Here are the winners in the Opera and Classical Music categories: Best opera The Melbourne Ring Cycle (Opera Australia) Best male performer in an opera Terje Stensvold for The…
Opera Australia today launches its 2015 Sydney season with a core of classics performed by a stable of overseas and home-grown masters of their roles and creatives. The programme, it says is “uniquely audience-focused”, “highly accessible” and has the aim of further increasing audience numbers. Speaking to SoundsLikeSydney, Opera Australia’s Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini affirms…