A Double-Bill of Contemporary Masterpieces: ‘His Music Burns’ From Sydney Chamber Opera

A Double-Bill of Contemporary Masterpieces: ‘His Music Burns’ From Sydney Chamber Opera

  Sydney Chamber Opera is joined by Sydney Theatre Company resident director Sarah Giles to present His Music Burns a double bill of contemporary masterpieces performed in Australia for the very first time, presented by the Sydney Festival. In the double-bill are George Benjamin’s Into the Little Hill with soprano Ellen Winhall, mezzo-soprano Emily Edmonds and…

All About George Benjamin

All About George Benjamin

  English composer and conductor George Benjamin was born in 1960. He demonstrated a gift for composition from the age of 7. from the age of 15, he studied first privately and then at the Paris Conservatoire with Messiaen, also taking piano lessons with Messiaen’s wife, Yvonne Loriod, moving later to study at Cambridge University. He was…

Trailblazing JACK Quartet makes its Australian debut in Sydney

Trailblazing JACK Quartet makes its Australian debut in Sydney

New York boy band the JACK Quartet will be performing at Carriageworks this August. With a reputation for virtuosity and fearless innovation, this string quartet pushed the boundaries with The Washington Post saying  “The string quartet may be a 250-year-old contraption, but young, brilliant groups like the JACK Quartet are keeping it thrillingly vital.” Making its Australian debut…