Concert Review: Winterreise/ Ferruccio Furlanetto/ Opera Australia

Concert Review: Winterreise/ Ferruccio Furlanetto/ Opera Australia

Winterreise, F Schubert Ferrucio Furlanetto/ Opera Australia City Recital Hall, Sydney 27 September 2017 Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto’s performance of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise op89, D911 for Opera Australia was a masterly and deeply personal performance of a complex piece. The evening was much anticipated for several reasons, not least of which was Furlanetto’s status…

Ferruccio Furlanetto In Recital

Ferruccio Furlanetto In Recital

World-renowned Italian bass and winner of the 2015 Opera News Awards Distinguished Achievement in Opera Award, Ferruccio Furlanetto is returning to Sydney to perform a two-concert series for Opera Australia, featuring German and Russian Art Song. Accompanied by Ukranian pianist Igor Tchetuev, Furlanetto, who delighted Sydney’s opera fans with his performance as Philip II in Don Carlo for…

Tales From The Vienna Staatsoper – Q And A With Margaret Plummer

Tales From The Vienna Staatsoper – Q And A With Margaret Plummer

Exactly a year ago, mezzo-soprano Margaret Plummer packed up her family, said ‘goodbye’ to friends and relocated to Vienna to follow her dream. A familiar face – and voice – on the Sydney opera stage, she had been awarded the Vienna State Opera Award from Opera Foundation Australia and opportunity beckoned. A graduate of the Sydney…