The ACO with Ashkar and Dean

Harriet Cunningham reviews the ACO’s Trout Quintet/Quartet for the End of Time concert:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/urgent-intense-and-inspirational-20120715-223zx.html

Harriet Cunningham reviews the ACO’s Trout Quintet/Quartet for the End of Time concert:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/urgent-intense-and-inspirational-20120715-223zx.html
The Rape of Lucretia, Benjamin Britten Sydney Chamber Opera/ Victorian Opera Carriageworks 19 August 2016 Written by Deen Hamaker Productions of Benjamin Britten’s operas have become a rare event in Sydney and performances of Britten’s most enigmatic work, The Rape of Lucretia, are even more rare. Last performed by The Australian Opera as part of…
Specialist French Baroque ensemble Les Épopées, directed by Stéphane Fuget has recently released a CD, Airs sérieux & à boire. These songs composed by Marc-Anoine Charpentier continue the series of discs for this recording house Chateau de Versailles.
Werther. Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 22 February 2019 The winter snows melt and the chilly scene is transformed into one that is resplendent with the abundance of summer – fruit, flowers, wheat, grapes and the promise of re-birth as the children of the village rehearse a Christmas carol. In stark contrast…
La Traviata – Giuseppe Verdi Opera Australia, 3 July 2015 It is only two years since Opera Australia last revived Elijah Moshinsky’s 1994 production ofLa Traviata. In this winter season it follows the revival of Graeme Murphy’s 1990 production of Turandot and precedes a revival of Moshinsky’s 1999 production of Don Carlos. In these difficult financial times Opera Australia is clearly making extensive use of its earlier investment in fine productions which…
Beethoven’s Seventh – Omega Ensemble Lisa Osmialowski (flute), Alex Fontaine (oboe), Matthew Bubb (oboe), David Rowden (clarinet), John Lewis (clarinet), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Simone Walters (bassoon), Melissa Woodroffe (contra bassoon), Michael Dixon (horn), Phil Wilson (horn), Ike See (violin), James Eccles (viola), Paul Stender (cello), Alex Henery (double bass), Timothy Brigden (timpani) 11 July 2016,…
Fantasia Sabine Meyer/Alliage Quintette City Recital Hall 26 February 2018 It was something akin to a family gathering when German clarinet virtuosa Sabine Meyer and the Alliage Quintette performed Fantasia for Musica Viva. Fantasia was for Meyer, a welcome return to Australia and for the quintet, their national debut. The Alliage Quintette is no regular…