Annabelle Drumm grew up in a theatre family attending opera and concert rehearsals in the womb with a conductor/musician father and a violinist mother. In her own career, she has worked out front and behind the scenes of Arts, Media and Entertainment. This included being a professional Performing Artist for 9 years, Artistic Director of a Dance Company for 6 years and Founder of a Performing Artists Booking Agency 15 years representing Artists from Australia and New Zealand to an international audience.
She spent 10 years as a Creative Business Coach and was selected as an inaugural member of the Arts and Culture Advisory panel to the Inner West Council.
Annabelle served as a Breakfast Radio Host for 2MBS Fine Music 102.5FM for 7 years, selected as Anchor Host for the station’s “Live from the Joan” simulcast and has provided Musicology talks at The Concourse and Sydney Opera House.
She is passionate about supporting the Performing Arts in Australia offering her expertise with the goal of raising standards and growing live audience numbers.
As we near the end of the 2025 season for Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the countdown is on for their followers to squeeze as many of the few remaining concerts as possible into the diary. The orchestra did not play …
Last night, The Tallis Scholars completed the final concert of their 2025 Australian tour in the Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House. It marks the end of their 11th tour of Australia, not nearly enough times, according to …
3 ½ stars
The City Recital Hall was crammed to the rafters last night. The crowd were keen to see the much anticipated opening to the tour “Cocteau’s Circle” with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Based around the …
For up and coming young singers, particularly those studying opera, the path to a professional career may seem to be extremely narrow and fraught with challenges. In Europe, there is ample population for audiences and many tertiary courses / tutors …
Sydney’s City Recital Hall in Angel Place held a full house last night for the continuation of Sydney Symphony’s most excellent series “International Pianists in Recital”. This time we were lucky enough to hear the world renowned concert soloist Marc-André …
This year The Australian World Orchestra celebrates its 15th Anniversary. Unique in format, once a year, the Orchestra draws expatriate Australian musicians back to their homeland from where they are working professionally. Reading their resumes in the program demonstrates that …
5 stars
Wagner’s Ring Cycle presents a magical, supernatural world much loved by Set and Costume Designers. The operas provide incredible opportunities to stretch the imagination into the world of fantasy. Sydney, …
Sydney Symphony Orchestra produced an absolute winner last night in the opening to it’s short season of Pixar’s TOY STORY, the animated film with live orchestra.
The season celebrates a 30 year anniversary (can you believe it) since Toy Story …
Last night, Opera Australia launched their 2025 Winter season with a bang at Sydney Opera House. Georges Bizet’s Carmen is one of the most popular and most performed operas in the …
How on earth is Pinchgut Opera going to follow up their new production of Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen”? This time, they have truly outdone themselves with an awe inspiring spectacle. The baroque opera features music chock full of exquisite …