‘Thoroughly enjoyable’ – Britten’s ‘Albert Herring’ from Opera Australia

‘Thoroughly enjoyable’ – Britten’s ‘Albert Herring’ from Opera Australia

Albert Herring  –  Benjamin Britten Opera Australia, 16 August 2013 Amid the flurry of celebrations for this year’s Verdi and Wagner bicentenaries the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten has been overshadowed.  Opera Australia is commemorating it with a revival of John Cox’s 1976 production of Albert Herring – probably the earliest production to…

‘Rodelinda’ revival commemorates Dame Joan

‘Rodelinda’ revival commemorates Dame Joan

  Celebrating the extraordinary life and career of Dame Joan Sutherland on the second anniversary of her death, Maestro Richard Bonynge returns to Sydney to conduct a single performance of Handel’s opera Rodelinda, presented by the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Foundation. Rodelinda was Handel’s 7th full-length opera. Composed for the Royal Academy, he was enjoying…