News
When the goat’s bell rang for ‘Sappho’
It was July 2009 in Bali’s hill town of Ubud, tucked in by the Ayung river gorge. The wild clanging of a…
Month: November 2011
Reviews
…and another review
Murray Black reviews the same performance (SSO/Mahler 2) for The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/epic-conclusion-to-brilliant-cycle/story-fn9d2mxu-1226205361821
Reviews
Mahler2/SSO:’A thrilling valediction’
Peter McCallum reviews the opening night performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection’ by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with soprano Emma Matthews,…
News
Music @ St James’ in 2012
There was much anticipation and comraderie last weekend, when the Friends of Music at St James’ Church in King Street, held a soiree to lauch the…
Shows
Australian Art Song comes home
Art Song NSW presents the very newest in Art Song repertoire this weekend in the Australian Connection which will feature soprano Merlyn…
News
Words then music.
A terrific read on the literary foundations of some of the greatest operas: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/opera/greatest-stories-set-to-music-20111118-1nmas.html
Shows
A Renaissance Christmas at St James’
Arguably, some of the most thrilling sounds in music come from the time of the Renaissance – humble and spare yet triumphant…
News
Two reasons to celebrate today – Britten and the patron saint of music
Detail of mosaic in the crypt of the Chiesa di Santa Cecilia, Rome “Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions To all musicians,…