Opera Australia presents the premiere of a new production of the chamber opera Metamorphosis by Brian Howard, in the scenery workshop of The Opera Centre in Surry Hills. This massive space in which OA’s sets and props are built, will be transformed into an innovative performance area, adding edgy intensity to Howard’s opera written in 1982, to…
The 2014 Aurora Festival is set to run from April 30th – May 3rd. Highlights this year include the April 30 opening night concert in which the centrepiece will be the world premiere of Voyage through radiant stars by the Australian composer Brian Howard, a 60 minute work for solo saxophone and 18 musicians. Also…
Chamber/cello – There are two outstanding chamber music events in April with the Sitkovetsky Trio presented by Music Viva performing the music of Smetana, Beethoven (the Archduke Trio) and the world premiere of a new work by Carl Vine, commissioned for Music Viva by Julian Burnside AO QC to commemorate the composer’s 60th birthday. April…