Musical talent was an asset central to the eligibility of Jane Austen’s heroines. Indeed, music was part of family entertainment and society life. Musicologist and soprano Professor Julianne Baird from Rutgers University is in Perth this week to discuss and perform from the Jane Austen Songbook.
If you can’t hot foot it to Perth, check out this article in The Australian:
Here are the upcoming nightly opera streams from the Met: Thursday, June 4 – Puccini’s Tosca with Pavarotti Friday, June 5 – Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel, conducted by Adès Saturday, June 6 – Verdi’s Otello with Sonya Yoncheva Sunday, June 7 – Massenet’s Thaïs with Renee Fleming Each stream becomes available at 7:30PM EDT…
Gondwana Choirs go online for Term 3 with a broad slecetion of interactive musical courses for all ages, presented on Zoom. With these these courses you can improve your aural and sight singing or develop your skills as a singer, learn about composing for the movies or delve into the world of musical theatre giant…
There are five double pass giveaways to the finals of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition Finals on Saturday October 3 at 7 pm at the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood. The five outstanding finalists are: bass baritone Jeremy Kleeman (24), counter tenor Maximilian Riebl (23) and the only female contestant, soprano Rebecca Gulinello (24), all from…
This week from the Met, experience some of opera’s greatest love stories—from the passionate eroticism of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut to the transcendental rapture of Tristan und Isolde and the timeless La Bohème—with another week of free Nightly Opera Streams. To enhance your viewing experience, explore the curated collection of related content, including articles, videos, podcasts,…
The new look Australian String Quartet’s Sydney concert reviewed: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/spirits-high-as-new-lineup-gels-with-old-guard-20120316-1va8v.html The Guardian’s Tom Service asks if Stephen Sondheim might be our greatest composer: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2012/mar/16/sondheim-sweeney-todd-music-theatre
The 2017 ARIA Awards launches at the National Art Gallery in Sydney on October 10, with the announcement of the winners in the Fine Arts category, including Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album, Best World Music Album, along with Producer Of The Year, Engineer Of the Year, Best Cover Art and Best Comedy. The nominees…