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Opera on the internet
The latest showcase for opera has moved from the high definition images of the cinema to live streaming off the internet. the…
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‘Give me excess of it’ – the memoirs of Richard Gill
Revered conductor and music educator Richard Gill’s memoirs Give me Excess of it will be released on October 23rd, MacMillan Australia. He talks…
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A swell ‘Carmen’ on the harbour in 2013
As if creating a ballroom on the harbour wasn’t challenging enough, Opera Australia will create a village in Seville on the water when…
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ENO’s plan to dress down for opera receives a dressing down
Following the ENO’s announcement of a plan to encourage a relaxed dress code for opera goers, Andrew Mellor argues that it’s ‘much…
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Sydney’s opera theatre re-named
The name of Dame Joan Sutherland has been immortalised with the Opera Theatre of Sydney’s Opera House re-named in her honour. Concert halls have…
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Hip-hoppin to chopin
It’s not the first time that Chopin’s music has been appropriated for dance. In 1909, Glazunov orchestrated the music of Chopin with…
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Paul Mealor’s ‘De Profundis’ cries from the deep
Paul Mealor. On the day I was scheduled to speak to Welsh composer Paul Mealor, based in Aberdeen, Scotland, there was a…
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The price of the priceless – a signed photograph of Mahler has emerged.
A signed photo of Gustav Mahler, previously owned by Arnold Schoenberg is the subject of a tussle between the Schoenberg family and its present…
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The Dark side of mothering: Herodias in ‘Salome’
There’s no time for niceties in Richard Strauss’ opera Salome. There’s no overture that introduces themes and focuses the mind. Rather,…