SSO’s choral contrasts reviewed

David Vance reviews the SSO conducted by David Zinman:

David Vance reviews the SSO conducted by David Zinman:
Salome – Richard Strauss Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 6 March 2019 If Richard Strauss’ Salome were a movie, it may well display an X rating. Incest, necrophilia, lust, decapitation and suicide are all notorious elements in this, the third of Strauss’ operas and the one which made his name. Opera Australia’s…
Angela Denoke, soprano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Sydney Opera House COnert Hall, June 29th 2012. Programme: Wagner R: Overture from Tannhäuser Wagner R: Die Walküre: Du bist der Lenz WagnerR: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier: Suite Strauss Salome: Final Scene Decades of inter-city rivalry were forgotten when Sydney audiences…
As we acknowledge Remembrance Day today, this month we pay special attention to the birth centenary of Benjamin Britten which falls on November 22nd. All year there have been performances of his music around the world. This weekend especially, the two anniversaries were remembered with performances of his War Requiem in many cities. Read Peter McCallum’s review in the…
Das Rheingold, Richard Wagner Melbourne Opera/Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Livestream, Sunday 4 February 2021. Melbourne Opera’s recent presentation of Das Rheingold, broadcast on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall featured an outstanding team of cast and creatives, delivering an eloquent realisation of the first of Wagner’s quartet of operas that comprise The Ring of the Nibelung. This…
Album Rhythms of Change is a recent release by Australian percussionist Claire Edwardes on the Move label. Edwardes has made a towering contribution to raising the profile of percussion music in ensemble and in solo. This album was driven by her additional recognition of the need to address the lack of representation of women in…
ANAM: Mendelssohn and Brahms – Hero Works for Strings Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Faculty and Musicians of Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM – Melbourne) 7 May, 2017 Written by Victoria Watson The programme: Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 (1827) Josephine Chung and Kyla Matsuura-Miller – Violin/ Caroline Henbest…