Check out these eight costume designs from Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s production of Verdi’s Aida. Sopranos Latonia Moore and Daria Masiero will share the role of Aida. Directed by Gale Edwards with costume and set design by Mark Thompson, Aida will run from 27 March to 26 April 2015. All images are by courtesy of Opera Australia.
Peter McCallum reviews Opera Australia’s production of Verdi’s Macbeth which opened in Sydney last Saturday. (NB the singers are not correctly identified in the image). http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/something-wicked-this-way-comes-and-it-is-sure-to-thrill-audiences-20110911-1k407.html Murray Black’s thoughts on Opera Australia’s Lakme for The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/matthews-shines-as-lakme/story-fn9d31nx-1226134510311
Two world premiere recordings of works by the brilliant composer Nico Muhly are at the heart of Unexpected News, a new release from Omega Ensemble, on ABC Classics. It is an album that explores the American modern tradition through four works by Muhly and the great Philip Glass. The album contains three works by Muhly…
Earlier this month, at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Sydney born Amy Dickson was named the 2013 Classical BRIT Award’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year for her new album Dusk & Dawn. This is notable for two reasons. Dickson is the first Australian to win a Classical Brit Award; second, it signals a new interest in…
Baritone David Greco and keyboard player Erin Helyard at the piano, present the first Australian recording of Schubert’s masterpiece Winterreise with a period piano. Schubert’s Winterreise is one of the greatest song cycles ever written. Completed shortly before his death at just 33, it follows a young man, who spurned by his beloved, wanders through a…
The Sydney Chamber Choir celebrates 40 years of music making with the launch of its 2015 programme. Musical Director Paul Stanhope observes “Despite the number of candles on our cake, we are every bit as adventurous as when we were young upstarts!” adding “The choir continues to renew itself through a strong intake of fresh talent,…
Adelaide Festival’s blockbuster opera centrepiece for 2021 is Benjamin Britten’s fantasy opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This highly anticipated production will be directed by Neil Armfield and make its Australian debut with an exclusive season at the Adelaide Festival. Leading an outstanding cast of international and Australian singers is award-winning American countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen singing…