THE BARBER OF SEVILLE | OPERA AUSTRALIA
4 ½ stars
The Joan Sutherland Theatre had a full house last night for the 2025 opening night of Opera Australia’s “The Barber of Seville” by Rossini. With a big cruise ship birthed at the Circular …
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WONDER | WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH EDWARD WALTON
Last night Willoughby Symphony invited us to share in “Wonder”, an evening of much loved music and the final concert of the year for Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton. (Not the last concert for the orchestra though – see Related Links …
MOZART’S JUPITER | AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
It was a big crowd at the City Recital Hall last night for the opening night of “Mozart’s Jupiter” by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. The program promised a full evening of Mozart featuring some of our old favourites. Who could …
ETERNAL LIGHT | PINCHGUT OPERA | CITY RECITAL HALL
4 1/2 stars
There is a myth surrounding the world famous piece of sacred music, Allegri’s Miserere. According to the myth, Pope Urban VIII issued a decree in the mid 1600’s that it would be an offensive excommunication if …
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS | WILLOUGHBY SYMPHONY | THE CONCOURSE CHATSWOOD
One of the most exciting events Willoughby Symphony offers each year is their tribute to the infamous British tradition, “Last Night of the Proms”. Regular attendees to the concert come prepared with their own paper streamers, hats, flags …
MAXIM VENGEROV WITH POLINA OSETINSKAYA | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
If you ask around who is the greatest living violinist in the world, you will likely be told Maxim Vengerov. Born in the Soviet Union, Vengerov first picked up violin lessons at the age of five and won his …
SYDNEY SYMPHONY SAINT-SAENS ORGAN SYMPHONY
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall was filled to the back of the choir seats last night for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance of Saint-Saëns’ famous Organ Symphony. We so rarely get to hear the Concert Hall organ played …
SSO PRESENTS ALEXANDER MELNIKOV IN RECITAL
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 …
SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH SYMPHONY – SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
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 …
MOZART REQUIEM – SYDNEY CHAMBER CHOIR – CITY RECITAL HALL
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 …