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The Pearlfishers Picture Gallery
Opera Australia’s new production of Bizet’s Orientalist opera The Pearlfishers opened in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House last week. It…
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Tales From The Vienna Staatsoper – Q And A With Margaret Plummer
Exactly a year ago, mezzo-soprano Margaret Plummer packed up her family, said ‘goodbye’ to friends and relocated to Vienna to follow her…
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Vale Pierre Boulez, 90
‘It’s impossible to imagine contemporary music, and in fact the entire musical world, without Pierre Boulez.’ The Guardian Pierre Boulez, one of…
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The Magic Flute Picture Gallery
Mozart’s enigmatic fantasy opera The Magic Flute has returned to the Sydney Opera House for the school holidays, presented by Opera Australia. Scroll…
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The Complete Philips Recordings – Alfred Brendel
Legendary pianist Alfred Brendel celebrated his 85th birthday on January 5, 2016. Commemorating Brendel’s life of achievements, on the 8th of January,…
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Sarah And Deborah Nemtanu Record Bartók 44 Duos.
Sarah and Deborah Nemtanu, the Franco- Romanian violinist sisters have recorded the 44 violin duos by Béla Bartók, Bartók 44 Duos, on…
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Nicole Car As Tatiana At Covent Garden – The Reviews Are In
Australian soprano Nicole Car made her debut as Tatiana at London’s Royal Opera, Covent Garden in Tchaikovsy’s Eugene Onegin on December 19, sharing the…
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The Crisis In Classical Music
A critically important piece from violinist Philippe Quint in Gramophone, who says “Instead of encouragement towards making an effort, we caved into…
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ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards Are History
It is surely a travesty for classical music in Australia that the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Award is to be discontinued after…
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The Rabbits – Picture Gallery
Opera Australia’s innovative production of The Rabbits comes to Sydney, opening on January 14, 2016 and running till January 24, 2016 at the…