‘Love, class and politics’ – The Marriage of Figaro
The Australian’s Matthew Westwood previews Opera Australia’s current new production of The Marriage of Figaro:
At the Sydney Opera House till March 24th.
The Australian’s Matthew Westwood previews Opera Australia’s current new production of The Marriage of Figaro:
At the Sydney Opera House till March 24th.
A second date in August 2017 has been announced for Opera Australia’s presentation of Verdi’s Requiem in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. Dubbed by the conductor Hans von Bülow as ‘Oper in Kirchengewande’ (opera in ecclesiastical dress) Verdi’s Requiem is brimming with the drama of operatic ideas. In fact, Verdi based the Lacrymosa on…
The approaching birth centenary of Peggy Glanville-Hicks has raised little interest or pride in the mainstream music community. However, one person keeping her legacy alive is the executor of her estate, Shane Simpson who plans to re-open Glanville-Hicks’ recently renovated Paddington Terrace as a residence for composers. Conductor Jennifer Condon has dedicated most of her short working life to…
Monarchist or not it is hard to igonre the feast of music that will accompany the festivities surrounding the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla this weekend.
There is a chance for readers of SoundsLikeSydney to win a double pass to the Mahler Chamber Orchestra performance on Monday 10th June, 2013, 7 pm at the Sydney Opera House. Daniel Harding will conduct the orchestra with violinist Christian Tetzlaff the soloist. The programme: DEAN Testament BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No.3 Rhenish. To…
Composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi releases Underwater, his first new solo piano album in 20 years, now available on the Decca label.
The Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program has made available its 2019 production of Otto Nicolai‘s Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, recorded by 4MBS Classic FM. Directed by Heather Fairbairn and conducted by Ward Stare with Ensemble Q, the cast includes Joel Amosa as Sir John Falstaff, Morgan England-Jones as Frau Fluth, Anastasia Bickel as Frau…