Haefliger/Zinman/SSO reviewed


The Metropolitan Orchestra Drama Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre Sydney 27 October, 2018 Written by Victoria Watson The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) Sydney is celebrating ten years since its inception under founding artistic director Sarah-Grace Williams. TMO is an outstanding professional level orchestra privately funded and run that attracts excellent players across all sections. Williams galvanises…
Die tote Stadt, opus 12 by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Opera in 3 acts with to a libretto by Paul Schott (Julius and E. W. Korngold) after Georges Rodenbach’s novel Bruges la morte. Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House June 30th 2012 It is a fortuitous collision of talent to have an opera composed by a prolific writer of cinematic music, directed by an Oscar…
It’s a curious fact that the most revered exponents of early Italian choral music today, are not the Italians but the English. In January 2011, Gramophone Magazine published a list of what it claimed were the top 20 choirs in the world. Nominated in fourth place was Harry Christophers’ ensemble The Sixteen, who performed their…
Smörgåsbord! – a “Swedish hors d’œuvres served with an assortment of delicacies – a medley, a miscellany, a rich variety or selection.” True to this description, The Marais Project’s fifth and newest CD, Smörgåsbord! is a collection of delicious morsels and mains from traditional and folk idioms, early music and contemporary offerings. Smörgåsbord! pays homage…
An American in Paris has opened its Sydney season and it’s an intoxicating hit. Who could ask for anything more?!
Concert review- Samson, G.F. Handel Pacific Opera Studio and The Muffatt Collective Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, Saturday May 17 th, 2025 Reviewer- Victoria Watson, image credit Rosa Doric. Pacific Opera Studio, a training ensemble for aspiring young opera singers, provides a rare opportunity in Sydney to hone the operatic craft. Its current artistic direction…