The orchestra pit of the Opera Theatre in the Sydney Opera House wasn’t big enough to accommodate the 86 orchestral musicians required for Opera Australia’s present production of Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt”. Answer: take them off-site and link them to the theatre with video and acoustic technology.
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Sydney-based klezmer fusion band Chutney is set to launch its debut album Ajar on 7 March, 2024 with a special live show at The Great Club in Marrickville.
Floria Tosca has come to town with the with the steely determination and strong passions for which she is renowned. Thrilling Sydney audiences in the title role of Puccini’s 1900 opera is Greek soprano Alexia Voulgaridou. Coincidentally, it was as another Puccini heroine that Alexia Voulgaridou first came to international attention in 2002, singing Mimi…
The Northside Opera Study Group, meeting in Lindfield, continues its meetings every Monday till the end of the year. Whether you are a long-term opera enthusiast or a novice who wants to learn more about the subject, NOSG invites you to share your interest in music and opera with their friendly group. Their programmes are wide and varied…
A tried and true approach to accurate sight singing is to become familiar with the first two notes of well known pieces of music and commit them to your accoustic memory. When you need to, recall the tune you learnt and hear the interval in your mind the next time you have to sing it. Compiling your list of tunes could be a…
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor David Robertson has nabbed a Grammy Award for best Orchestral Performance with his recording of John Adams’s City Noir and the Saxophone Concerto as conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. It is reportedly the second win in three years for an Adams recording and the seventh for the SLSO….
Get to know the major benefactor behind Opera on Sydney Harbour, Dr Haruhisa Handa: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/behind-every-good-opera-theres-a-very-generous-patron-20120323-1vpbb.html Pushing the boundaries with the upcoming ACO Underground concert on April 1st: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/underground-lovers-20120322-1vkuv.html Selby and Friends “A Ghost at the Cafe” reviewed: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/trio-harness-power-of-understatement-20120323-1vp0w.html John Shand reviews the latest release form Jordi Savall and his ensemble, featuring his wife…