Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera From Operantics

Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera From Operantics

Operantics presents Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera (The Disguised Gardener), a comedy of errors with all the mistaken identities and love triangle that make Mozart’s operatic comedies so much fun to watch. Cast Sandrina – Sarah Ampil/ Il Contino Belfiore – Spencer Darby/ Arminda – Pamela Andrews/ Podestà di Lagonera – Nathan Bryon/ Don Ramiro – Rebecca Hart/ Serpetta – Katie Miller-Crispe/ Nardo…

Opera Review: La Calisto/ Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School

Opera Review: La Calisto/ Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School

La Calisto, Francesco Cavalli Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School Sydney Conservatorium of Music May 20, 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker 17th Century Venice must have been quite a place to produce a work as wild as La Calisto. Even by today’s no holds barred artistic standards there are some outrageous situations in this wild…

Concert Review: The Fairy Queen/ Henry Purcell/ Con Opera

Concert Review: The Fairy Queen/ Henry Purcell/ Con Opera

The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell CON OPERA Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium Saturday 14 May 2016 Purcell’s stage works can present substantial difficulties for modern directors since, with the exception of Dido and Aeneas, they are all semi-operas.  That is, they are plays into which music is inserted as stand-alone masques which are only loosely connected to…