The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir present an exotic blend of the ancient modern, east and west in their innovative winter programme Karakorum: a medieval musical journey, narrated by David Wenham and featuring French ensemble La Camera delle Lacrime. “Karakorum is absolutely ancient yet altogether new,” says Artistic Director Paul Dyer about the upcoming tour….
Bittersweet Obsessions: Monteverdi and Bach Australian Brandenburg Orchestra City Recital Hall 25 October 2017 The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Bittersweet Obsessions: Monteverdi and Bach is an engaging pastiche of early and baroque music, performed in a dramatised setting by thirteen members of the orchestra, led by concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen. Joined by four vocal soloists – New…
For a second year, Opera Australia has presented an outdoor performance located spectacularly at the Royal Botanic Gardens on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour. Nowhere else in the world is there such a wonderful setting with Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge providing a magical backdrop, and the city lights reflecting in the waters of the…