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‘Metropolis’ reviewed…..
‘…..the demands of this 2 1/2 hour score were like playing two big Mahler symphonies without movement breaks” – Peter McCallum, The Sydney Morning Herald. For more, visit: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/symphony-soars-and-saws-in-vivid-saga-20111030-1mqe1.html
‘Lady Sings the Viol’ giveaways – CDs and passes to launch
If you would like to be in the running to win one of two double passes to the cabaret style launch of the CD Lady Sings the Viol, created in style by director Christine Douglas on August 24th at The Independent Theatre in North Sydney – or – Win one of 4 CD giveaways of…
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Elena Kats Chernin is at work on a new composition: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/many-lands-and-voices-capture-core-of-countrys-heart-20120809-23wu5.html A preview of Zubin Kanga’s Sydney concert http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/dont-try-this-on-the-new-steinway-kids-20120812-242p3.html
Luisa Miller Picture Gallery
Verdi’s Luisa Miller opened in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House last night – and the audience loved it! A co-production between Opera Australia and Opera Lausanne, it is visually surreal and abstract with standout singing. Scroll down to see all 8 images from the production. Performances till February 29. Images courtesy Opera…
Sir John Tavener dies
The British composer Sir John Tavener has died aged 69. Tavener is well remembered for his ethereal Song for Athene and the unaccompanied four-part choral setting of William Blake’s The Lamb. Many of his works had a religious theme and were infused with ideas from the ancient classics. At school in London, he was a contemporary…
Final Bow For A Fine Cellist
He grabbed a worldwide audience during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and has had a 40 year career at the pinnacle of performance. Sadly, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber played his final public performance on May 2nd. A slipped disc has caused the 63-year-old musician to call an end to public performing. The Guardian…