Congratulations to the thirty one aspiring singers who qualified for the quarter finals of the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship held in May. They will perform for adjudicators this weekend, on June 10 in the hope of getting a step closer to securing their part of the of $58,500 scholarship on offer to take the next…
Following heats in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Auckland and London, the IFAC Australian Singing Competition under National Adjudicator Catrin Johnsson, have selected eleven impressive young singers to progress to the semi-finals of the 2017 event. Congratulations to tenors Damian Arnold (NSW) and Felipe Manu (NZ), sopranos Livia Brash (NSW), Lauren Lodge-Campbell (UK), Natasha Wilson (NZ),…
Written by Leona Geeves The Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship Concert was held in a flurry of frocks and very high notes on Sunday 16th October 2016 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Guest presenter, Peter Coleman-Wright AO, entertained with his expert knowledge of opera and quirky and amusing asides. The competition was adjudicated by…