Music critic Michael Church once noted the existence of “Those who mistakenly believe that historical operas by dead composers can only be made ‘relevant’ if they are updated and taken out of their traditional theatrical context”.* Whether or not you subscribe to this view, Opera Australia’s Roger Hodgman directed offering of Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto demonstrates…
Australian Chamber Orchestra Sibelius 6 and Mahler 4 City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney 17 June 2014 The Australian Chamber Orchestra and director Richard Tognetti are continually exploring new territory. Two years ago they ventured into the world of large-scale symphonies with a performance of Beethoven’s Choral Symphony which was hugely successful and won Limelight…
Basically Beethoven. Selby and friends, 13th May 2014. Pianist Kathryn Selby with violinist Susie Park and cellist Timo-Veikko Valve performed a well-balanced program of Beethoven’s chamber music with works from each of his compositional periods. The concert began with an early Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO 38, composed in 1791 just before Beethoven…