The Met’s first Ring Cycle is completed
The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say:
The first of three complete ‘Ring’ cycles, directed by Robert Lepage and staged by The Met this spring, is over. The NY Times has its say:
More of what to expect from Handa Opera on the Harbour’s La Traviata as ravishing sopranos Emma Matthews and Rachelle Durkin, sharing the role of Violetta show off their costumes and we check out the venue:
Sydney-born pianist Kate Golla, now living in London and working as a highly sought-after pianist, repetiteur and vocal coach returns to Australia for a recital series with the exciting superstar tenor Allan Clayton on tour for Musica Viva. She talks to SoundsLIkeSydney about her life and work in the UK,
The Spooky Men’s Chorale is offering a regular on-line community sing, led by Spookmeister Stephen Taberner, that has attracted up to 500 singers of all ages and background, weekly and worldwide! The weekly ‘Massive Singlets’ has an adult edition, a kids’ edition, a ukulele edition and a massive ‘spooky’ edition and promises to ‘gloriously transcend’…
Baritone Andrew Jones never intended to be a singer. He stumbled on a career in voice whilst marking time waiting to gain entry to drama school. The discovery was serendipitous because this young singer, presently a member of the Moffat Oxenbould Young Artist Program with Opera Australia is able to combine his love of acting with his gift of the voice….
One hundred days of lockdown, budget cuts, end-of-financial-year donation drives tinged with an added note of passion and a desperately uncertain future for the performing arts. It was against this stark backdrop that Musica Viva Australia grasped the helm and convened a webinar, What’s Next for the Arts? anchored by its CEO, Hywel Sims, with…
Regardless of your taste in music, there are no doubt numerous times when that earworm burrows deeper and deeper into your cortex. American singers and producer Pharell Williams’ song Happy has enjoyed astronomical worldwide success. In this feature, experts in composition, a DJ, an academic and BBC 1’s head of music look at what makes a…