Presenting Opera In Concert
With opera companies facing financial constraints and grappling with new ways of finding funds, Gillian Moore in BBC Music Magazine looks at the merits of presenting opera in the concert hall.
With opera companies facing financial constraints and grappling with new ways of finding funds, Gillian Moore in BBC Music Magazine looks at the merits of presenting opera in the concert hall.
Tired of the sporting hoop-la? Take some time out with this swag of links to news on recent events in the music life of the nation: Exciting developments as the Sydney Symphony expands its cultural reach into China: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/guangzhou-base-bid-to-cement-sso-in-region/story-fn9d2mxu-1226438930225 Peter McCallum reviews Amaracord for the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/high-and-lows-of-love-and-death-in-voice-20120731-23crx.html From Adelaide, Graham Strahle reviews the Adelaide…
“Bach is like Shakespeare. They both contain universal themes, which is why we can still relate to Romeo and Juliet; it’s why we go to see West Side Story or Miss Saigon. Look at how badly Otello the Moor was treated – these themes recur every day and they are themes that Bach deals with…
Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) has launched its third Online Orchestra national music project. Instrumentalists and singers everywhere are invited to join the biggest virtual orchestra in Australia and to start preparing their entry for submission.
For Sydney-born saxophonist Amy Dickson, 2016 is shaping up to be a busy year. March sees the release of a CD Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi which features her as a soloist; in July she returns to Sydney from her London base to perform at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra…
Sir Charles Mackerras, AC, CH, CBE (1925 – 2010) Australian conductor, was one of the nation’s most revered and loved musicians. He was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and also had a glittering career around the world. The English National Opera (ENO) is just one ensemble with which he had a long and enduring…
Violinist Max Richter’s ninth studio album In A Landscape is released on 6 September 2024 on the Decca label. Celebrating the release of this album, Richter will make his debut world tour which includes a visit to Australia in late February 2025.