The Song Company review
…by Peter McCallum for the Sydney Morning Herald.
…by Peter McCallum for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Released on Decca Classics at the end of last week, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli celebrates over three decades on the Decca Classics label, with a new album commemorating the life and career of the castrato Farinelli, one of the most famous opera singers of the 18th century. The recording includes two world premiere recordings, arias by…
Missed out on tickets to Thaïs next year? Opera Australia has announced a second date in July 2017 for their concert performance of Massenet’s rarely performed opera conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire with Nicole Car as Thaïs, Canadian baritone Etienne Dupuis as Athanaël and Korean born tenor Simon Kim as Nicias. Richard Anderson sings the role of Palémon with Sian…
There is debate over how to categorise Greta Bradman’s new CD ‘Grace’. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/not-a-fair-innings-for-a-bradman/story-fn9d2mxu-1226136137217 If you would like to enter the draw for your own copy of ‘Grace’ , email [email protected] by 5 pm on Friday 16th September with ‘Grace’ in the subject heading.
Controversy erupted with previews of Benjamin Britten’s latest biography written by the Australian born conductor and scholar , Paul Kildea and published by Penguin. Gramophone magazine has a podcast of Paul Kildea talking to interviewer James Jolly about this major project. http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/benjamin-britten-%E2%80%93-by-his-latest-biographer-paul-kildea
Under its Chief Conductor David Robertson, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra presents a stunning live account of three seminal works by Stravinsky – The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring on a 2 CD release from ABC Classics. Stravinsky first achieved international fame with these works, which were commissioned for – and first performed by –…
NSW Doctors’ Orchestra Sydney Eisteddfod Instrumental Scholarship The Sydney Eisteddfod has announced the six finalists selected from a field of 33 contenders in the NSW Doctors’ Orchestra Sydney Eisteddfod Instrumental Scholarship. They are: Mitzi Gardner – Violin Andrew Blanch – Classical Guitar Vincent Lo – Cello Amy Huang – Violin Julie Kim – Harp Jeffrey Cheah…