The Language of Opera – Lyndon Teracini’s response.

As Australian opera faces a national review, Opera Queensland’s artistic director Lindy Hume eyeballs the challenges facing the art form and how it has adapted, both in Australia and overseas. “…it’s not just the companies in flux, but audience appetites and art itself. This is a rare opportunity for a rethink. The best outcome would be a blueprint…

There has been a Concerto for Turntable (by Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei) and John Cage has played on amplified cactus and plant materials. Now, American composer and percussionist Andy Akiho has written Ricochet – a Ping Pong Concerto which was performed during the closing concert of Shanghai’s Music In The Summer Air (MISA) festival, on…

The Sydney Symphony conducted by David Robertson is wrapping up its third tour to China in five years. A feature of the programme was the work commissioned for the tour by the SSO from Andrew Schultz. Sound Lur and Serpent, Fanfare for Brass and Percussion, Opus 98 is inspired by old brass instruments that resemble the horns…

There are changes  afoot in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, aimed at improving the acoustic. More at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/opinion/acoustic-alterations-at-the-opera-house-must-retain-the-architectural-harmony-of-the-hall/story-fn9n9z9n-1226420429346     What’s the obsession with expecting musicians to have the stamina of an athlete, the technique of the possessed and the looks of a deity? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/making-beautiful-music/story-fn9n8gph-1226416992126     Review the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s current touring…