Tonight, Mozart’s fantasy filled opera The Magic Flute opens at the Joan Sutherland Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House.
Singing the role of Sarastro is Morris Robinson, a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Following his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in their production of Fidelio, he has enjoyed a busy career in both opera and concert repertoire.
Read his interview in today’s The Australian.
Shauna Beesley wins the Willgoss Choral Composition Prize for 2024, for her work, Journey, as announced by the Music Performance UNSW.
…… in news from the US, the Philadelphia Orchestra which shocked the music world by filing for bankruptcy last year aims to revive itself after court approval of its financial plans: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/bankruptcy-court-gives-blessing-to-philadelphia-orchestra-reorganization/ ……. on the flip side, the Seattle Opera is forced to slash its programme for 2012-2013: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/budget-woes-prompt-cuts-at-seattle-opera/
Readers will be familiar with numerous studies claiming the physical and psychological benefits of participating in musical activities. The pressures of being a solo performer in the public eye are anything but calming. Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix – rock stars who died young weren’t the only ones. In classical music, Pergolesi,…
Vexations 840 is about pushing boundaries. Giving a new enterprise this name may seem like asking for trouble, but the people behind this venture are inviting challenge. One of these is Lyle Chan, music producer and composer who describes Vexations 840 as “a classical music enterprise” that will speak to core classical audiences. Vexations 840…
Baritone Morgan Pearse will soon be moving from London, his home of recent years, to Houston, Texas, where he has been offered a position with the Studio Programme of the Houston Grand Opera. The prestigious HGO Opera Studio offers an integrated programme involving study in voice, drama and affiliated areas, opportunities to perform and…
London’s Wigmore Hall On Demand Autumn Series has a rich offering of concerts online. All concerts in the Autumn Series will be available on demand for 30 days after the date of the concert. Log in or create an account on their website to access live streams and their video library. As ticketing income is minimal…