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Rhodes/Hobson national tour review….
Teddy Tahu Rhodes and David Hobson with pianist Sharolyn Kimmorley are in the midst of a national tour presenting a programme of operatic…
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‘Metropolis’ reviewed…..
‘…..the demands of this 2 1/2 hour score were like playing two big Mahler symphonies without movement breaks” – Peter McCallum, The…
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Glorious Baroque reviewed….
Check out Peter McCallum’s review of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Glorious Baroque in the SMH. Also, see our post on Possum goes…
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Emma Moore wins ‘The Mathy’
Congratulations to soprano Emma Moore from New South who has won the 2011 Marianne Mathy Award. More at: http://www.aussing.org.au/ASC_Winners.htm
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Tarrega’s telephone tune
Did you know that the infamous Nokia ringtone is based on a phrase from Francisco Tarrega’s Grand Valse?! Thomas Dolby is the…
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‘Nightingale’ reviewed
The review is out for ‘The Love of the Nightingale’! http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/soaring-testament-to-power-of-music-20111023-1meez.html
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music maker for the movies – ennio morricone to conduct in australia
Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone has won over 25 awards internationally, for his film scores. Amongst them, the haunting themes for Sergio…
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behind the scenes of a dress rehearsal at Opera Australia
Attending a dress rehearsal for a production by Opera Australia, I sense that the audience has all the expectancy and impatience of…
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Stephen Hough Strange Sonatas
Pianist Stephen Hough appears to be a man of boundless musical talent, tireless energy, intellect and generosity of spirit. He shares these attributes…
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Northey explores mozart’s ‘special genius’ for opera
This week, conductor Benjamin Northey makes his debut with Opera Australia, taking the rostrum for the company’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni…