‘Rodelinda’ revival commemorates Dame Joan

‘Rodelinda’ revival commemorates Dame Joan

  Celebrating the extraordinary life and career of Dame Joan Sutherland on the second anniversary of her death, Maestro Richard Bonynge returns to Sydney to conduct a single performance of Handel’s opera Rodelinda, presented by the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Foundation. Rodelinda was Handel’s 7th full-length opera. Composed for the Royal Academy, he was enjoying…

Celebrate spring with ArtSong NSW

Celebrate spring with ArtSong NSW

Taking its name from Johann Strauss II’s immortal waltz Frühlingsstimmen(“Voices of Spring”), ArtSong NSW presents its own eponymously titled soiree later this month. Celebrating the change of season, this concert is part of the Willoughby Spring Festival, and is being held in The Studio which is part of the exciting new Performing Arts Precinct at the…

on wings of art song

on wings of art song

Barely three years ago, soprano Amanda Thane devised a project that would give a platform to developing singers as a stepping stone to a career in opera, or indeed as an alternative to it. Art Song NSW has rapidly grown to be a force for informed performance and voice education in Sydney.  In this time,…