Opera Australia is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with an event in which four maestros lead a program of operatic classics at a Gala Concert featuring some of its biggest stars, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Opera Australia Chorus — with a special appearance by many…
A few informal conversations with emerging young professionals revealed to me that one of the most important aspects of their career path was ‘on-the-job’ experience whilst in the workforce. Be it corporate life, a trade or medicine, ‘hands-on’ professional training is critical. But what of the performing arts -in particular, opera? How is a singer…
In an early evening performance in the heart of the city, Aria award winning mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell and pianist Tony Legge will present a recital of songs and arias which tell all about love. Singing in Czech, Spanish, Italian and English, the programme includes Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos in which Arianna sinks from happiness to despair as she realises the love of…