Casting quotas in opera
OA artistic director Lyndon Terracini believes that quotas on the hiring of non-Australian singers should be lifted.
OA artistic director Lyndon Terracini believes that quotas on the hiring of non-Australian singers should be lifted.
Recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger opened the year for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at the City Recital Hall earlier this week with a programme of music by Vivaldi, Telemann, Geminiani and others of the era. The concerts continue on selected dates till March 5. Scroll down to see all three images of the musicians in action.
In the world of Paula Hollins, Abendmusik is ‘a method for making printed music lie flat on a stand’, and Abandonne is ‘What Pinkerton did to Buterfly’! These whacky definitions come from her new sunny yellow covered publication, Musical Malaproptionary: A dictionary of musical terms redefined humorously. Aimed at ‘music lovers, screwball musicians, irreverent iconoclasts…. and anyone with a…
The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia has announced the 12 semi-finalists who will continue through to the next stages of the competition. The semi-finalists represent seven nations and include Australian pianist Tony Lee. They are: Sergey Belyavskiy (Russia), Kenneth Broberg (USA), Moye Chen (China), Andrey Gugnin (Russia), Jianing Kong (China), Tony Lee (Australia), Alexei Melnikov (Russia),…
Congratulations to the Eureka Quartet! Musica Viva announced The Eureka Quartet as the winners of Lockdown Legends competition, a special initiative held for students who were unable to participate in the inaugural Strike A Chord National Chamber Music Championship for secondary school ensembles. Six ensembles progressed to the final concert, broadcast on Melbourne Digital Concert…
The topic of the moment amongst Sydney’s classical music fans is the concert production of Richard Strauss’ Elektra by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson. The second and final performance is in the concert hall tonight, Monday 24th February. It is possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear soprano Christine Goerke…
Fresh from thrilling audiences with her portrayals of Erda and Waltraute in Neil Armfield’s production of The Ring by Wagner for Opera Australia in 2013, mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble is back in Australia for more Wagner and even more besides, with Mendelssohn and Handel on her schedule – none of it in the opera theatre. Humble is in…