Update on the ‘Ring’
Click here to read Matthew Westwood’s update on the Melbourne Ring cycle in The Australian.
Click here to read Matthew Westwood’s update on the Melbourne Ring cycle in The Australian.
Whilst the focus of opera has shifted from the stage to the harbour, mainstage opera lovers have to bide their time till June for the winter season to begin. With it comes Opera Australia’s revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s production of Verdi’s Don Carlos (July 14 – August 15) planned on an epic scale and expected…
Last month, Rupert Myer AM, Chair of the Australia Council, addressed the The Australian Institute of Art History at The University of Melbourne on the topic of ‘Global Giving to the Arts’. In his speech which emphasised maximising leverage by the right mix of public and private spending, he said “Getting public policy right in the…
Congratulations to the heroes of Sydney’s music world who have been recognised amongst the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2016. They include educator and conductor Richard Gill AM, opera baritone John Wegner AO, whose unforgettable roles included Scarpia in Tosca, Jokanaan in Salome and Claggart in Billy Budd; composer Andrew Ford OAM, Ara Vartoukian founder of Theme…
The University of Sydney today announced the appointment of Professor Anna Reid as the new Head of School and Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. An accomplished string musician and alumna of the Con, Professor Anna Reid joined the University of Sydney in 2010 as Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at the Con…
After running for nearly one month in Melbourne, Opera Australia’s first Ring cycle has come full circle bringing to an end an assemblage of outstanding performances by artists and musicians, acclaimed by the critics, and attended by audiences from near and far. The number crunchers have trawled through the details of the production and…
Melbourne baritone Kiran Rajasingam will reach three exciting milestones when he sings the role of Prince Yamadori in Opera Australia’s production of Madama Butterfly which opens at the Sydney Opera House in June. It is his debut in Sydney, his debut at the Sydney Opera House and as a principal with the company.