La bohème – Giacomo Puccini Opera Australia, 6 January 2016 Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House Once again, the Opera Australia summer season features a revival of Gale Edwards’s production of La bohème which has been presented every year since its premiere in 2011. These continual revivals presumably make good financial sense by attracting…
The Omega Ensemble presents an unusual and intimate performance of the music of Mahler in the July concert of their Virtuoso Series with guest artist soprano Jane Sheldon. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 is one of the closest to chamber music of all of Mahler’s immense output. This unique arrangement by Klaus Simon from 2007 retains Mahler’s…
In this upcoming concert, Kammer Ensemble explores the 20th century quintet repertoire, culminating with one of the most influential works of chamber music ever written – Schoenberg’s Op.9 the Kammersinfonie. The ensemble investigates how composers from different continents and musical heritages have responded to this work from Zhou Long in China, Jacques Casterede in France…