Mark Adamo’s operatic adaptation of Louis May Alcott’s much-loved classic tale, Little Women, premieres in Sydney this October at the University of Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music. Several cast members graduate from the Conservatorium at the end of this year and the Sydney premiere of Little Women offers to be a launching pad for this next crop…
The Sirius Chamber Ensemble explores the music of local composers Christine Draeger and Paul Smith. Both composers have been invited to the concert to speak about their works in-between performances. Through an informal discussion you will be able to hear about their compositional influences, writing style and have your questions to the composers answered….
Pacific Opera is soon to present a double bill featuring highlights from Puccini’s La Boheme (1896) with Mozart’s rarely performed fragment, The Deluded Bridegroom (Lo sposo deluso), K 430, completed in 1783-4. The presentation is directed by Paulo Montoya with music direction by Glenn Amer and set and costume design by Lucy Scott. The…