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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 …
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Above: VOCES8 (back row l-r) Andrea Haines, Katie Jeffries-Harris, Dominic Carver, MaryRuth miller, Blake Morgan, (on floor l-r) Euan Williamson, Chris Moore, Barnaby Smith (Artistic Director) Featured image: VOCES8 perform with guest violinist, Jack Liebeck. Photo credit: Cassandra Hannagan.
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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 …
Above: ‘The Historians’ concert featured an octet of early Music experts, including a wide range of recorders, played by virtuosi Sally Melhuish and Alicia Crossley. Featured image: (l-r) John Ma and Ella Bennetts, Monika Kornel, Tim Blomfield, Will Hansen and …
Above: Bach Akademie performer Mikaela Oberg joined Artistic Director Madeleine Easton in the ‘Sonata sopra’il soggetto Real’ from The Musical Offering. Featured image: Easton and Bach Akademie artists perform the Violin Concerto in A minor BMW 1041. Photo credit: David …
Above : Liza Lim and Kirill Gerstein after his performance of Liza’s Transcendental Etude. Photo credit: James Grant. Featured image: Kirill Gerstein performs in an earlier Musica Viva concert in Melbourne. Photo credit: James Grant.
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What defines a genius? Genius is described as one who has exceptional intellectual or creative power, a statement that applies to many a great composer. However, even amongst geniuses, Bach …
Above: Opera Australia chorus and Tomáš Kantor as The Lost Boy perform in front of one of the powerful projection sets, which often included real photography and newspaper clippings from the time. Featured image: dancer Macon Escobal Riley and Tomáš …