Il Trovatore – scenes from Opera Australia







Il Trovatore is being performed in the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House on selected dates until March 5th 2013.
All images by Branco Gaiaca, courtesy Opera Australia.







Il Trovatore is being performed in the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House on selected dates until March 5th 2013.
All images by Branco Gaiaca, courtesy Opera Australia.
A fabulous concert from Pinchgut Opera, Splendour of Venice is available to watch online. Scheduled for live performance last weekend, the concert was recorded in 2019 and is conducted from the chamber organ by Pinchgut’s Artistic Director Erin Helyard. Splendour of Venice features a vocal ensemble of 9 with 8 instrumentalists performing Renaissance gems by…
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‘Smile’ is the 10th CD release from the fabulous ARIA Award winning a capella quartet The Idea of North. SoundsLikeSydney has two copies to give away. If you would like to be in the running to win your own copy of ‘Smile’, email [email protected] with the subject title ‘Smile’ by 5pm on Thursday 26th September. Winners will…