Young Handel – Thoroughbass Diana Weston, harpsichord/ Shaun Ng, viola da gamba/ Anna Fraser, soprano The Independent Theatre, North Sydney/Sunday March 26th 2017 Written by Victoria Watson The Independent Theatre with its live acoustic and elegant neo-classical architecture was the perfect venue for Thoroughbass’s delightful concert dedicated to the early Italian chamber works of Georg Friedrich Handel…
Puccini’s heartbreaking love story is to be staged in Balmain’s own Cafe Momus- “Casual Mondays.” Dress bohemian style or just stroll in, relax, and experience the amazing voices of this top young cast performing the world’s most beloved opera. This is opera as theatre – intimate and intense! Performed in Italian and staged with an edited…
Soprano Ayşe Göknur Shanal performs with pianist Evgeny Ukhanov in Russian Nights, an exclusive recital of vocal and piano masterworks by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Dvorak’s Gypsy Songs. The recital will be compered by Victoria Watson with insights into the poetry and music of these wonderful songs and piano works. A new lieder CD will…