Brian Castles – Onion will conduct the upcoming productions of La Traviata on the harbour. He talks to Steve Meacham of the Sydney Morning Herald about keeping his head above the water – metaphorically speaking:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-pit-20120318-1vdo2.html
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had an older sister, Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia. Nicknamed “Nannerl”, she was 5 years older than him, and by all accounts, as talented a musician. How she came to be eclipsed by her younger brother is the topic of this latest cinematic release opening in Sydney this week. Was he just too precocious,…
This week we learnt with sadness of the death of soprano Elizabeth Connell. She thrilled audiences in Sydney and round the world with her voice and her interpretations of the great dramatic roles like Turandot, Lady Macbeth and Elektra. She sang on the most famous stages around the world – Prague, Hamburg, the Royal Opera…
Opera Australia’s new production of Così fan tutte, directed by Sir David McVicar with sets and and costumes by Moritz Junge has opened in Sydney and it’s terrific! You can read our report on it here and scroll down to see all six luscious images –
Sydney Youth Orchestras has announced that after a decade and a half as Chair of SYO, Jan Bowen AM will be stepping down from this position. Shane Simpson AM has been appointed as her successor. When it was founded in 1973 SYOs could only dream of what it has become today. This is directly attributable…
The ‘plucky genius’, mandolin player Avi Avital is no stranger to Sydney after two popular tours with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Avi Avital has now joined forces with his namesake, jazz bassist Omer Avital to record Avital Meets Avital, a cross-genre recording for Deutsch Grammophon, released earlier this month, where the classics meet jazz, the…
Pianist Daniil Trifonov’s new album Bach: The Art of Life is due for release on 8n October 2021 by Deutsche Grammophon. In it, Trifonov explores “the scientific, emotional and spiritual dimensions of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cosmos, his faith, family, and world.” Centered around Bach’s monumental icon, The Art of Fugue, Trifonov also performs the sublime…