The eagerly anticipated new staging of Don Giovanni, directed by Sir David McVicar has opened in Sydney. Judging by its enthusiastic reception on opening night, it didn’t disappoint. One of Sydney’s favourite baritones, Teddy Tahu Rhodes reprised his role as the ‘Don’ – and who can forget his explosive, leather clad appearance on stage in the…
A brand new production of Don Giovanni hits the board tomorrow night in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. Opera Australia has recruited Glaswegian opera and theatre director Sir David McVicar to create this staging. Teddy Tahu Rhodes will again sing the role of ‘the Don’. Accustomed as we are to seeing him clad…
Outgoing Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir, AD CVO has been a familiar figure at concerts and other arts events around Sydney. Appointed in March 2001 as the state’s first female governor, she will retire on 1 October 2014 after her term as the second longest-serving governor of NSW. The…