EVENTS // New solo works from EU and AU
CONTENT COURTESY ALAN HOLLEY Hammerings Recordings will present two of Europe’s foremost composers in April: Viktorija Cop (Croatia) and Dorian Cene (Albania). Both have […]
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EVENTS // Songmakers Australia masterclass and concert
CONTENT COURTESY SONGMAKERS AUSTRALIA For the fourth consecutive year, the Songmakers Australia Easter masterclass is back! This seminar is specially designed for singers and […]
Behind the Curtain | Paull-Anthony Keightley, bass baritone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]
A clef of composers?
BY CAROL SAFFER A troupe of minstrels, a melody of harpists, and an orchestra of musicians are collective nouns used in the music world. […]
Queer and Now: Fred Hersch, piano
BY JASLYN ROBERTSON/STEPHANIE ESLAKE Queer and Now is our interview series exploring identity. Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak […]
How to make the most of your friends
BY ERICA BRAMHAM Ten years ago, I suggested to one of my close musician friends that we should mentor each other. We began meeting […]
EVENTS // Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus
CONTENT COURTESY ADELAIDE PHILHARMONIA CHORUS Two composers, two masses 17 years apart: one a celebratory fanfare, the other devotionally lyrical. The Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus will […]
WTF?! What makes French music so…French?
Welcome to our new series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring you informed answers […]
GALLERY // The Howling Girls at Carriageworks
BY SAMUEL HODGE Artist Samuel Hodge has spent this week in rehearsals at Carriageworks, in the company of new Sydney Chamber Opera creative collaborators: director Adena […]
These are the REAL divas of opera
BY SYLVIE WOODS There are three kinds of animal in this world that are, without a shadow of a doubt, more fabulous than you. […]