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CD Review: Julia Lezhneva ‘Alleluia’
The precociously talented Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva will make her debut Australian appearance at the 2014 Hobart Baroque festival. At just…
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‘Elektra’ around the world
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra presents a staged version of Richard Strauss’ opera Elektra in late February. American soprano Christine Goerke performs as…
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Abbado Recordings – On Disc And Film
Sadly Claudio Abbado is no more. Thanks to the digital age, his work lives on through his numerous recordings and videos.…
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‘The Turk In Italy’ – Sneak Peek
Opera Australia’s new production of Rossini’s The Turk in Italy opens tonight in Sydney. Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect.…
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Australia Scores A Covent Garden Hat-Trick
Deborah Humble talks with tenor Sam Sakker about his expectations from the Covent Garden Young Artist Programme. Australia’s geographical isolation has always…
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Vale Maestro Abbado
Maestro Claudio Abbado has died at the age of 81. A prolific creative force, one of his many landmark achievements was to…
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Clarity, Dynamism and Uniqueness – Jack Symonds on ‘His Music Burns’
“We’re righting a wrong to present composers whose works are de rigeur in the rest of the world as a festival…
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‘Music And Monarchy’ on SBS TV
Republican or monarchist, embrace your inner Anglophile and tune in to this excellent series on SBS TV. Historian Dr David Starkey…
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Video Game Music
The explosion in the world of video games over the past decades has created a whole new genre of music. The symphonic…
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‘The Magic Flute’: Picture Gallery
Scroll down to see these vibrant images from Opera Australia’s 2014 production of The Magic Flute. (9 images) Courtesy Opera Australia. Images…