Opera Bites: Don Pasquale

Opera Bites: Don Pasquale

Opera Bites, Sydney’s favourite boutique opera company has once again partnered with the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you an unforgettable evening of fully costumed popular opera complete with a bespoke menu and select fine wines to match.  As you step through the doors of this breathtaking heritage listed dining room you’ll find yourself immersed in…

Sydney Independent Opera’s double bill – Holst and Puccini

Sydney Independent Opera’s double bill – Holst and Puccini

Sydney Independent Opera present an unusual double bill this weekend with its productions of Gustav Holst’s The Wandering Scholar  and Puccini’s The Cloak (Il Tabarro). The Wandering Scholar was Holst’s last and most successful opera (he wrote four)*. It is a work in miniature, written in one act for a small orchestra and just four singers (tenor,…