Possibly the most challenging aspect of writing about my evening at Giasone, Pinchgut Opera’s 2013 production, has been to decide which of the many facets of this beautifully integrated production was the most memorable – was it the casting or the singing? The musical direction or the orchestra? Was it was the inventive staging…
Don’t be misled by the seemingly masculine focussed title and synopsis of Cavalli’s Giasone. The opera which Pinchgut Opera is presenting with an all Australian cast in Sydney this week is as much about the rivalry between the two powerful women who are at the centre of the drama, distracting the hero from his…
ARTSONG NSW presents its Christmas Cracker Concerts with a starry line up of classical singers led by Amelia Farrugia and a special guest appearance by Teddy Tahu Rhodes at the Sunday performance. Also performing are Celeste Lazarenko, David Corcoran, Byron Watson (December 14th only), John Martin, Stuart Maunder, Andrew Greene and the Wenona Girls School Ensemble. There is lots of great Christmas…