Scenes from Don Giovanni
All images courtesy of Opera Australia, and taken by Branco Gaica.
All images courtesy of Opera Australia, and taken by Branco Gaica.
Gramophone magazine has published a list of the ten best works by JS Bach, especially aimed at newcomers to his music. Glorious as they are, the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor, are possibly better suited to more experienced listeners, we think. Notable absentees from the list are gentler introductions to his music – including…
There’s no time for niceties in Richard Strauss’ opera Salome. There’s no overture that introduces themes and focuses the mind. Rather, the music and the narrative plunge straight into the tangle of lust and depravity that culminates in death and ruin. This week in Sydney, Opera Australia presents a new production of Salome, directed…
The classical piano meets the silver screen in Love Story – Piano Themes From Cinema’s Golden Age – the recent album for Decca from Ukrainian born pianist Valentina Lisitsa. It’s a marked change in style for Lisitsa who started playing the piano aged 3 and used social media to launch her career. Signed to Decca in 2012,…
Executive Director of The Song Company, Francis Greep, will be moving on to a new role at Opera Australia, building and leading its new Young Artist Program.
Antonio Pappano, the director of music at the Royal Opera House has commented that newer generations of oepra singers doesn’t have the mettle to deal with the demands of a career in opera. “Singers don’t have to submit to exploitation. Karita Mattila doesn’t have a brand of perfume or a dessert named after her, or…
The Australian Ballet’s hauntingly beautiful production of Nijinsky is on in Sydney at the Sydney Opera House until November 28. Here are some images form this exquisite production and you can read our review of it as well. Images supplied courtesy The Australian Ballet.