CD Review: Light’s Glittering Morn, The Choir of Christ Church St Laurence

CD Review: Light’s Glittering Morn, The Choir of Christ Church St Laurence

  Commemorating the season of Lent, The Choir of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney has released an anthology of seasonal music from Lent to Easter, titled Light’s Glittering Morn. Directed by Dr Neil McEwen AM,  with organist Peter Jewkes, the 34 strong choir sings 14 works from Gregorian chant to the 20th century which…

Bizet’s ‘Carmen’:Outstanding soloists in unflinching Andalusian style

Bizet’s ‘Carmen’:Outstanding soloists in unflinching Andalusian style

 Carmen G Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Mérimée’s novel (1845). Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, February 3rd, 2014. According to operabase.com Bizet’s Carmen ( 1873 – 4) was the second most frequently performed opera, during the worldwide 2013-14 season, with 477 performances, coming second to La traviata (577 performances). Opera…