‘Orpheus’ image gallery – scroll down to see all 8 pictures from this OA production
















It was a triumphant night for Armenian-Australian soprano Natalie Aroyan on the opening night of Francesco Ciléa’s Adriana Lecouvreur in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.
Wednesday August 22nd 2012 is the sesquicentenary of the birth of Claude Debussy. Whilst the music world plans for the anniversaries next year for Britten, Verdi and Wagner, the acknowledgement of Debussy’s 150th birth anniversary has been distinctly underwhelming. Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times investigates: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/music/debussys-150th-birthday-gets-little-notice.html?_r=1&ref=music
The Music Performance Unit at the University of New South Wales has announced that John Rotar is the winner of the Willgoss Choral Composition Prize for 2023, for his work, Songs about birds, forests, flowers and mountains.
Legendary pianist Alfred Brendel celebrated his 85th birthday on January 5, 2016. Commemorating Brendel’s life of achievements, on the 8th of January, Decca will release a 114 boxed CD set The Complete Philips Recordings – Alfred Brendel which will include recordings made for Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and EMI. This comprehensive set documents his studio albums,…
Musica Viva is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a swag of memories, sharing clips from some favourite performances over the years. Joyce Yang’s rendition of Liszt’s Spanish Rhapsody was a highlight of the 2018 season. Musica Viva welcomed Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang to the stage for a series of solo piano recitals. Renowned for her…
Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti Opera Australia , 18 July 2013 When Donizetti wrote Don Pasquale for Paris in 1841, it was an immediate success. Within six months it had been produced in Milan, Vienna, Brussels and London and it has remained one of the most popular comic operas ever since. So it is surprising…