The Met’s first Ring Cycle is completed

The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say:

The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say:
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Revered conductor and music educator Richard Gill’s memoirs Give me Excess of it will be released on October 23rd, MacMillan Australia. He talks to Matthew Westwood about the book: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/musical-memoir-to-settle-old-scores/story-fn9d2mxu-1226498845442 You can also attend a literary lunch to hear Richard Gill talk about the book at The Four Season Hotel in the city: Date: Monday 29 October 2012…
The Sydney International Piano Competition 2021 online season ticket offers the chance to watch and keep all 50 performances from the preliminary, semi-final and final stages, plus the special announcements
Yunchan Lim, the youngest person ever to win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is one is of the biggest names emerging on the piano scene today, He will release his debut studio album, Chopin Études on the Decca Classics label on 19 April 2024. The first track, the Étude Op.10 No.3 Tristesse is…
The Australian String Quartet has announced that violinist Ioanna Tache and cellist Sharon Draper will join present members violinist Kristian Winther and violist Stephen King to form a new line – up for the ensemble. Both newcomers are graduates of the Australian National Academy of Music. The newly re-configured ensemble will perform in Sydney on…
Images from Opera Australia’s current production of Verdi’s Rigoletto show the dark tones of the sinister set which reeks of conspiracy, against which the vivid costumes of the courtiers shine blood-red. Scroll down to see all 7 images. Images by Braco Gaica, courtesy Opera Australia.