The passion in wagner
Wagner-mania continues this month with this feature from Paul Mason in The Guardian.
Wagner-mania continues this month with this feature from Paul Mason in The Guardian.
The British conductor Sir Neville Marriner who founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 1958, died last Saturday aged 92. Sir Neville began his career as a violinist, playing with the London Symphony Orchestra. Along with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, he eventually became one of the most recorded…
Celebrating Peter Sculthorpe William Barton,Tamara Anna Cislowska, the Goldner String Quartet, John Peterson Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Studios, Ultimo Thursday September 4, 2014. It was a momentous evening during which a great composer was remembered with performances of his music and recollections of the person he was.The gathering of fans, performers, composers and…
To mark the tenth death anniversary of the legendary dramatic coloratura soprano, Dame Joan Sutherland, Decca Eloquence has released an album Joan Sutherland My Favourites, comprising Dame Joan’s favourite moments in opera and song accompanied by liner notes she wrote herself, including her recipe for Christmas pudding. The selections range from Mozart, through the great…
Earlier today, the winners of the 2017 ARIA Awards for Fine Arts were announced at a ceremony held at the Art Gallery of NSW. Congratulations to all the winners! Here they are: Best Classical Album – Slava Grigoryan for Bach: Cello Suites Volume 1 released by ABC Classics/Universal Music. Best Jazz Album – James Morrison,…
For mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, the next weeks hold the most opposite of experiences, from the high drama of singing two significant Wagnerian roles in Melbourne, to winging her way to Paris to perform at Paris Fashion Week.
Check out these stunning images of the Cobar Sound Chapel co-created by violinist, composer and sound artist Georges Lentz and prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt.