Giuseppe Verdi’s Orientalist masterpiece Aida opens on Sydney Harbour on Friday April 27th for a 4 week run. Presented by Opera Australia, this year’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is directed by Gale Edwards and stars Latonia Moore and Daria Masiero sharing the role of Aida. Here are some images from the production. Scroll down to see all eight images. All photo credits Hamilton Lund. All images courtesy Opera Australia.
Don’t look now but there could just be a vibrant new genre of music unfolding. One that makes a statement about Australia’s standing in the world – both musically and geographically. At one level it is another concert in Sydney’s smorgasbord of events. But step back and look at the bigger picture – it is music that embodies antipodean…
Musica Viva has announced its 2019 line-up of international touring artists, morning concerts, masterclasses, educational and mentoring programmes, festivals and composers’ programmes – and it’s a feast of some of the best in chamber music form around the world. Musica Viva, Australia’s oldest independent professional performing arts organisation opens its 2019 season in February with…
Deborah Humble interviews the 25-year-old winner of the 2016 City of Sydney Eisteddfod Operatic Aria Award and Melba Trust Scholar. When the City of Sydney Eisteddfod asked the entrants in this year’s Opera Scholarship to explain why they so loved this particular genre of music, countertenor Nicholas Tolputt stated that opera offers ‘truthfulness’ and requires ‘commitment,’…
Sydney Eisteddfod is looking for a Volunteer Admin Assistant with excellent written and verbal communication skills to help with general office duties, answer phone and email enquiries, greet visitors and provide admin support for other team members where necessary. The successful applicant would be required to work from the Sydney Eisteddfod office, located in…
In an interview on radio some years ago, Adrian Collette, then CEO of Opera Australia (OA) was challenged with the assertion that opera was an art form for the elite. He countered ably, with the observation that the only thing elite about opera was the training undergone by its practitioners. Claims of elitism in the…
As Wagner -mania is about to hit Melbourne, Gramophone magazine reports that a letter written and signed by the composer is to be auctioned in Barcelona this week. The letter is dated 1881 and in it, Wagner discusses the character of Lohengrin. A spare € 1,200 will open the bidding. Click here for the feature.