January. It’s a good month to spend in Sydney. The frenzy of Christmas is over; New Year has been cast off with a stretch and a yawn. It’s time to sniff the air of what’s new and enjoy the unbridled ‘eclecticosm’ of Sydney in January before the relative safety of the year’s subscription series. Top…
Louisiana born tenor Arnold Rawls, wowed audiences with his performance as Manrico in Verdi’s Il Trovatore for Opera Australia earlier this year. He is returning to the stage of the Sydney Opera House to perform in the New Year’s Eve Gala this summer. Revisit what the tenor with the dazzling high Cs had to say about his arrival on the…
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…