This compelling 2 hour documentary is available on SBS at the link below until 3.15 pm on November 30th, 2013.
Centred around the creation of Britten’s last opera Death in Venice, it contains footage of Britten, his colleagues and carers at work and being interviewed, as well as the health issues that led to his death in 1976 aged 69.
http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/60512323520/Brittens-Endgame
The lights of Broadway will dim at 8 pm on Wednesday August 8th, in honour of composer Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line, the score for The Sting adapted from the rags of Scott Joplin) who died on Monday aged 68. He was accepted into the Juillard School at the age of 7 and won a Pulitzer…
Piers Lane gave a mesmerising performance of Chopin by Candlelight in Sydney last week as part of a national tour. The transcendental experience was built on three elements – Piers Lane’s understated but brilliantly virtuosic style and sensitive playing, the achingly beautiful music of Chopin and the simple ambience created by the minimal lighting in…
Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor opens in Sydney this week. The Opera Australia production has Emma Matthews in the title role with American tenor James Valenti as Edgardo and Giorgio Caoduro as Enrico. These images give an idea of the power and drama of the opera and below them, the link to a feature about the…
Composer Paul Stanhope made his mark on the 2011 APRA Art Music Awards announced last night. His compositions won Work of the Year in both Instrumental (String Quartet No 2) and Vocal/Choral categories. (Deserts of Exile). Sydney audiences were mesmerised by “Deserts of Exile” when the Sydney Chamber Choir performed it in their “Lamentations” programme a few…
Matthew Westwood previews opera Australia’s upcoming production. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/american-dreams/story-e6frg8n6-1226089024397
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