Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks present Fly Away Peter, a new contemporary Australian opera based on David Malouf’s classic novel of the same name. Fly Away Peter, and tells the story of Jim Saddler, a young birdwatcher from Queensland thrust into the nightmare of the Western Front during WWI. In honour of the Gallipoli centenary, Australian composer Elliott…
Baritone Morgan Pearse will soon be moving from London, his home of recent years, to Houston, Texas, where he has been offered a position with the Studio Programme of the Houston Grand Opera. The prestigious HGO Opera Studio offers an integrated programme involving study in voice, drama and affiliated areas, opportunities to perform and…
“We’re righting a wrong to present composers whose works are de rigeur in the rest of the world as a festival event .” A potent statement from Jack Symonds, conductor and music director of Sydney Chamber Opera about the double-bill the company is presenting for the Sydney Festival. Under the collective title His Music…