IFAC Australian Singing Competition Semi-Finals

  The semi-finals of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition are on tonight with 10 brilliant young singers from around the region, competing for five spots in the finals. Accompanied by David Harper, the finalists, New Zealanders Bianca Andrew, mezzo soprano, 23 and Edward Laurenson, 24, baritone; Victorians Hannah Dahlenburg, 25, soprano, Brenton Spiteri, tenor, 24…

‘La Traviata’ – Demonstrates the Best Qualities of Traditional Productions

‘La Traviata’ – Demonstrates the Best Qualities of Traditional Productions

La Traviata  –  Giuseppe Verdi Opera Australia, 30 July 2013 On 30 July Opera Australia continued its celebration of the bi-centenary of Verdi’s birth with a revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s sumptuous 1994 production of La Traviata.  This is a traditional view of the work which vividly brings to life the world of fashionable Parisian salons…