Australian tenor Stuart Skelton steps in for an ailing Jonas Kauffman next week, in the Met’s production of Die Walkure. Later this month, he sings in The Flying Dutchman for the English National Opera in London. Last week, he gave his most recent interview:
Hearty congratulations to tenor Samuel Sakker who won first place in the finals of the Wagner Society’s 2017 Singing Competition which took place on 5 November 2017, at the Royal Overseas League in London. The competition was adjudicated by a distinguished panel of judges led by Dame Gwyneth Jones with Dame Janet Baker, Dame Felicity Lott,…
Violinist Nicola Benedetti will release a new album, Baroque, on the Decca Classics label on 16 July. This is the first album that the Grammy Award- winning Benedetti has released on a period set-up, including gut strings. She is joined by a leading group of freelance baroque musicians, forming the inaugural Benedetti Baroque Orchestra.
Craig Hassall – Opera Australia’s new CEO. Hassall has been appointed the new CEO of Opera Australia, replacing Adrian Collette who left the company at the end of last year. Craig Hassall has worked extensively with Opera Australia, Bell Shakespeare, the Olympic Arts Festival for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Cove Australia and the…
Here in Sydney we’re more likely to hear Handel’s Messiah performed at Christmas rather than at Easter. Yet, a significant portion of this oratorio is centred on the Passion, and it’s premiere was in April 1742, in Dublin. Subsequently, Messiah became associated with London’s Foundling Hospital for orphans, where Handel directed a performance of it…
Philippe Jaroussky is in Sydney to start rehearsals with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in preparation for six Sydney and two Melbourne concerts. He’ll be chatting live on Twitter Thursday 7 March, 2013 from 11am (EST), using hashtags #baROCKstar and #brandies SBS TV will also screen the documentary Philippe Jaroussky: A High Pitched Portrait on SBS ONE at 2pm on Saturday 16…
The Australian Music Centre has announced that Christine Pan and Aaron Wyatt are the latest recipients of its MOMENTUM Commissions.