After the stunning success of Cavalli’s Giasone in December 2013 and already into its second decade of uncompromisingly superb productions, Pinchgut Opera presents its first ever mid-winter production, The Chimney Sweep (Der Rauchfangkehrer) by Antonio Salieri. Conducted once more by the electrifying Erin Helyard, and directed by Mark Gaal, Pinchgut audiences again have the opportunity to hear a rarely…
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…
Tenor Pascal Herington is about to cut the ties that bind and make the inevitable journey from Australia to seek his fortune on the stages of Europe. It is a not unfamiliar step for the graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium. Talking to SoundsLikeSydney this week he describes his moment of epiphany when he took…