Commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of World War One and to honour the Gallipoli campaign, the Sydney University Graduate Choir has commissioned composer and Music Director Christopher Bowen OAM to write An Australian War Requiem. World War One– the ‘war to end all wars’ – broke out in August 1914 and was a conflict which…
Harbour City Opera is presenting a 3 hour public masterclass with Vienna State Opera’s David Aronson (Repetiteur/Conductor) and Sylvia Greenberg (Soprano and professor of voice). They will work on a variety of repertoire worked with six exceptional singers: David Corcoran | TenorMylinda Joyce | SopranoAdrian Tamburini | BaritoneRobert Beasley | BaritoneEleanor Greenwood | Mezzo sopranoSitiveni…
Carmen G Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Mérimée’s novel (1845). Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, February 3rd, 2014. According to operabase.com Bizet’s Carmen ( 1873 – 4) was the second most frequently performed opera, during the worldwide 2013-14 season, with 477 performances, coming second to La traviata (577 performances). Opera…