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.
4 1/2 stars
There is always excitement when Opera Australia launches a new production, particularly for an old favourite from the repertoire. It was a full house for the opening of Tosca at the Joan Sutherland Theatre in the Sydney …
4 1/2 stars
Sydney Symphony Orchestra continued their series “International Pianists in Recital” last night at the City Recital Hall, this time featuring Russian concert pianist Alexander Melnikov. With some 40 albums to his name, travelling and performing …
Five stars
The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall was packed on Wednesday night, including all the choir seats, for the opening of Emirates Masters Series with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony – Intoxicating Melodies. From the viola …
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra geared up for another high vibe concert at the City Recital Hall. Artistic Director Paul Dyer was his usual perky self making a welcome and introduction. Inspiration for the concert title “Baroque Kaleidoscope” came from his visit …
4 ½ stars
It’s been a long time since the City Recital Hall in Sydney CBD was as jam packed as it was on Sunday afternoon (28 April 2024). The seats were filled all the way to the back of …
4 ½ stars
A large, diverse crowd attended Sydney Symphony’s concert on 24 April 2024. Subscribers were joined with many visitors from Scandinavia and Europe to see Osmo Vänskä conduct the music of Jean Sibelius.
Sibelius was born in …
4 1/2 stars
A big crowd assembled last night at City Recital Hall for the final night of Australian Haydn Ensemble’s “Heavenly Sopranos” tour. The audience were treated to a superb baroque music concert with a program hand picked to …
The story of Carmen is most commonly recognised as one of the most popular classical operas in the world. Bizet based his 1875 opera on a novella written by Prosper Mérimée 30 years before. The plot is action packed filled …
It was a full house in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House last night as far forward as the boxes at the sides of the stage. Many young faces were spotted in the audience, which is lovely to …
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra are well known for their collaborations with artists of other disciplines. With the chaos of the past few years, many showbiz projects around the world were put on the shelf for a better day. One of the …