News
Arnold Rawls – a voice for Verdi
It makes sense to be good friends with people you have to work with. Especially if they are people whose characters…
Month: January 2013
News
Il Trovatore – scenes from Opera Australia
Il Trovatore is being performed in the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera…
News
‘In Britten’s Footsteps’ – the birds that inspired Britten
Sound Recordist Chris Watson has spent a year immersed in the countryside around Benjamin Britten’s home in Suffolk, recording and listening to…
News
Sally Whitwell performs with ‘Master’ Glass
Sydney based pianist Sally Whitwell has created a finely crafted niche for herself as an exponent of the solo piano music of…
Shows
‘Up Close and Personal’ with The Idea of North
The Idea of North kicks off the year with their first Sydney concert Up Close & Personal at the Blue Beat Bar and Grill in…
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Britten suffered from syphilis – a new biography claims.
Conductor, musicologist and author Dr Paul Kildea has written a major book on the life of Benjamin Britten, to be published by…
Shows
The Wagner Society presents…
The Wagner Society of New South Wales has announced its programme for what promises to be a very busy year under the Presidency of the…
Shows
Bach in the Dark 2013
Cellist Rachel Scott continues her offbeat and innovative concert series Bach in the Dark into 2013 with her first concerts at…
Shows
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons to perform in Sydney
Start planning and enter the dates in your diary. Voted by the critics of Gramophone magazine in 2008 as the world’s best orchestra, the…
Reviews
A ‘Masked Ball’ – universal truths about power and survival sung with panache
Love it or loathe it, Opera Australia’s world premiere of a new production of Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera (A Masked…