Concert Review: Symbiosis 1

Concert Review: Symbiosis 1

Symbiosis I, Jane Sheldon,soprano/ Jason Noble, clarinet/James Wannan, viola, 107 Projects,107 Redfern St, Redfern.  Friday 18th July, 2014.   Redfern’s 107 Projects was host to an enjoyable chamber music concert, the first in a traveling series called Symbioses by New-York based Australian soprano Jane Sheldon. The series launch also featured two local guest instrumentalists, clarinetist…

Review: The Chimney Sweep/ Pinchgut Opera

Review: The Chimney Sweep/ Pinchgut Opera

 The Chimney Sweep (Der Rauchfangkehrer) Musikalisches Lustspiel in three acts by Antonio Salieri, libretto by Joseph Leopold Auenbrugger. Performed in the vernacular. City Recital Hall, Monday July 7th 2014. Pinchgut Opera. At a time when opera companies are wringing their hands over budgets and trimming expenses back to the core, Sydney’s Pinchgut Opera has made a courageous venture in presenting for the first…

Review: Otello/Opera Australia

Review: Otello/Opera Australia

Otello Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Arrigo Boito, The Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Opera Australia, Saturday July 5, 2014. With a few strategic sweeps of his baton, conductor Christian Badea unleashed the full force of the Opera Australia orchestra and chorus, igniting the slow burning fuse of the opera…