Five outstanding young singers will compete in in the 2019 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. Sopranos Bianca Bacchiella, 20, from Queensland and Josi Ann Ellem, 23, from New South Wales, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Hart 22, also from New South Wales and New Zealanders Manase Latu 23, tenor and Samson Setu 25, bass baritone, will compete for…
Don Giovanni, Mozart /Da Ponte Sydney Conservatorium, Opera School (Cast 1) 13 October, 2018 Music Workshop Sydney Conservatorium Written by Victoria Watson Con Opera presented a true masterpiece of Viennese Classicism, the opera Don Giovanni which followed on Mozart’s success with Le Nozze di Figaro and which was premiered in Prague in 1787. It is a notoriously challenging work…
The eleven semi-finalists of the 2018 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition have been announced, following heats in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The National Adjudicator, Linnhe Robertson with assistance from local adjudicators, has selected these impressive young singers – sopranos Zoe Drummond, Shakira Tsindos and Cleo Lee-McGowan from Victoria, soprano Josie Ann Ellem and baritone Tristan…