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More On The Looming National Review Of Opera Companies….
“The reviewers will face some thorny issues ……..which are “artistic vibrancy”, “ engagement with audiences” and “highest quality … in a financially…
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Robertson On The SSO Tour To China: “Electricity In The Air”
Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor and artistic director David Robertson shares his thoughts on the orchestra’s recent tour to China – “…..there was…
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Opera World Loses Two Luminaries
SoundsLikeSydney reports the sad loss of two luminaries of the opera world – soprano and voice coach Eilene Hannan and Opera Australia…
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August SoundsClassic out soon.
The August edition of SoundsClassic our monthly newsletter with Classic Melbourne is due out soon. Don’t miss out on what’s happening in…
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National Review of Opera Companies Announced
Funding of $32 million for the nation’s opera companies is to come under the scrutiny of a three person panel. Read the…
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Music,Lights, Art And Food – Brian Ritchie On Synaesthesia+
Imagine being one of those rare individuals who sees colour when hearing a piano sonata; or who experiences taste on hearing a…
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Teddy Tahu Rhodes Talks About The Dark Side With The New ‘Don’
The eagerly anticipated new staging of Don Giovanni, directed by Sir David McVicar has opened in Sydney. Judging by its enthusiastic reception on…
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Why Der Rosenkavalier is Strauss’ best
Thespian Simon Callow believes that Der Rosenkavalier is Richard Strauss’ most successful opera. “The stage throngs with action, comic intrigues, genre scenes, farce,…
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Corrupt Music Competitions
Cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber levels some serious allegations against music competitions writes Hannah Ellis-Petersen in The Guardian
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Don Giovanni Picture Gallery
A brand new production of Don Giovanni hits the board tomorrow night in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.…