Opera Australia’s revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s laugh-a -minute production of The Barber of Seville opened in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House this week. The madcap music runs at a frantic pace with slapstick comedy and characters reminiscent of a Buster Keaton movie. Till March 22, 2016.
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In an unprecedented move, tenor Jonas Kauffman has distanced himself from a new release by Decca called Jonas Kaufmann – The Age of Puccini. On his Facebook page, Kaufmann asserts that this CD contains just three Puccini arias and a repackaging of other arias recorded in 2010. He goes on to claim that he was not consulted…
The Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ) have released their first creative short film inspired by the composition used in the video, Peace I Leave with You, composed by AVÉ’s tenor, Andrew Goodwin.
Image by Branco Gaica, courtesy Opera Australia. Opera Australia’s production of Falstaff opens in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House tonight, Friday February 15th, in its continuing ‘Verdi-fest’. Based on Shakespeare’s comic play The Merry Wives of Windsor, this production is directed by Simon Phillips and conducted by Antony Walker. Warwick Fyfe…
The Met Live in HD continues to offer nightly streaming of its superlative productions. Here are this week’s performances, every evening at 7.30 pm each evening (US EDT). Watch via their website or on multiple devices through the Met Opera on Demand app. Monday, April 20: Strauss’s Elektra / With Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier and Eric…
Daniel Barenboim has many facets as a musician. He i a conductor, pianist, and was the spouse and performing partner of the late Jacqueline du Pre. Perhaps however, it is his role as a bringer of peace that will have the widest impact amongst those who appreciate music and even those who don’t. Last weekend his West-Eastern Divan…
Perth-born tenor Louis Hurley has been named as the first Humanity Foundation Taryn Fiebig Scholar.