The Sydney Opera House recreates its inaugural concert given on September 1973.
Sir Charles Mackerras conducted an all Wagner programme which featured soprano Birgit Nilsson.
This afternoon ABC TV screens the August 2013 concert in which Simone Young conducted a reprise of that programme with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and soprano Christine Brewer.
The Sydney University Graduate Choir and Orchestra conducted by Christopher Bowen perform Antonin Dvořák’s Stabat Mater in the marvellous acoustic and evocative atmosphere of the The Great Hall, University of Sydney. Completed in 1877 and underpinned by his grief at the untimely death of his children, the Stabat Mater tells of the profound grief of Mary as…
“Her sound is at once earthen and gleaming….simply glorious“…the New York Times “Once in a generation, a true dramatic soprano comes along, with a rare voice built for the works of Wagner and Strauss in an opera house the size of the Met. Deborah Voigt is the real deal.” ‘ Where’ April 2004. Deborah Voigt has…
The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a vast, rumbling, steam-powered and black clad behemoth, based on the twin pillars of grand foolishness and the quest for the perfect subwoofer-rattling boofchord. They return to the scene of their previous comic crimes with a program featuring works from their newest album Welcome to the Second Half – as…
In 2013, Sydney Eisteddfod will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary with a comprehensive program for emerging young talents. In conjunction with the Sydney Eisteddfod and under the banner of Musicus Medicus, the NSW Doctors’ Orchestra will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a fundraising concert which they’ve called Highlights of a Decade. Conducted by Dr David Banney, the…
There are promises of razor-sharp rhythms and raucous fun when Ensemble Offspring reaches out across the globe to team up with Canadian sister group Aventa Ensemble and Brisbane newcomers Kupka’s Piano for a not-to-be-missed new music event. The concert features a three-ensemble super group in works by Erik Griswold and Jordan Nobles, Australian trios by Michael Mathieson-Sandars and Liam Flenady, and Australian premieres by Michael Finnissy and Eric Wubbels + more! Grab a…
Placido Domingo sings in Sydney: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/youve-got-to-applaud-placido-domingos-passion-for-opera/story-fn9d2mxu-1226150122758 Want to read more? http://soundslikesydney.com.au/news/domingos-newest-role-and-its-not-in-opera/3837.html