opera update….an new name for the opera theatre
How did this get past us??! The opera theatre of the Sydney Opera House will be named in honour of Dame Joan Sutherland:
An update on La Traviata on Sydney Harbour:
How did this get past us??! The opera theatre of the Sydney Opera House will be named in honour of Dame Joan Sutherland:
An update on La Traviata on Sydney Harbour:
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Mozart opera fans, this is surely your idea of heaven! The Complete Mozart Operas, is a new release of 33 High-Definition DVDs which contain performances of all of Mozart’s, including his early and lesser-known operas, every Singspiel, and orchestration of scenic fragments, presented over 47 hours of live recordings, 112 solo performers, 14 directors and…