A long wait for this weill

A New York collector has discovered music by Kurt Weill, lost for nearly 70 years. Rather than being a boon, it became a millstone around his neck.

A New York collector has discovered music by Kurt Weill, lost for nearly 70 years. Rather than being a boon, it became a millstone around his neck.
This week, conductor Benjamin Northey makes his debut with Opera Australia, taking the rostrum for the company’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (K527). Northey spoke to SoundsLikeSydney whilst preparing for this major undertaking – preparation which has involved rehearsing with the incoming cast, assisting Mark Wigglesworth (who conducted the opening performances), being his ‘ears’ in…
Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s interpretations of the music of JS Bach are considered by other performers to be works of reference. In 1999 he undertook a Bach pilgrimage with the Monteverdi Choir, and just last month he conducted a Bach marathon at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In this feature from The Guardian, he writes of his…
The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is searching for Australia’s future circus stars during its national Audition Roadshow from Wednesday 25 September – Tuesday 8 October. Applications are open until 2 September at www.nica.com.au As the only national arts training institute to offer a Bachelor of Circus Arts, positions at NICA are highly sought after…
“The tall, slender Lindstrom wielded the icy glamour of a 30’s film star, working the trains and veils of her elaborate costumes with the panache of a runway model.” Turandot, New York Post Sydney audiences are in for a very special experience when Opera Australia presents Graeme Murphy’s production of Puccini’s Turandot in the forthcoming…
The original score of Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major K 331 – the one that contains the famous Rondo alla turca finale, has been found in a library in Hungary. Composed c 1783, Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis played the sonata from the original score last week. Few differences were detectable when…
Opera Australia’s revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s laugh-a -minute production of The Barber of Seville opened in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House this week. The madcap music runs at a frantic pace with slapstick comedy and characters reminiscent of a Buster Keaton movie. Till March 22, 2016. Scroll down to see all…