Bellini Birth Anniversary

Vincenzo Bellini, prolific composer of bel canto opera was born on November 3rd 1801. (D 1835 of amoebic dysentery). This is a wonderful performance of Casta Diva by Renée Fleming in the Palaces of the Czars.

Vincenzo Bellini, prolific composer of bel canto opera was born on November 3rd 1801. (D 1835 of amoebic dysentery). This is a wonderful performance of Casta Diva by Renée Fleming in the Palaces of the Czars.
Watch the 21 year old winner of the 2015 17th Chopin Competition, Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho, perform Chopin’s Scherzo No.2 in B flat Minor, Op.31 in stage III of the competition.
Angela Hewitt is to give two major performances in Sydney under the auspices of Music Viva at The City Recital Hall. Her repertoire will include J S Bach’s Art of Fugue BWV 1080 and the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903. Listen to her perform the Prelude and Fugue in D minor from…
Australian saxophonist Amy Dickson paves the way for the saxophone in the concert hall with her new CD ‘Catch Me If You Can’. Hear excerpts from her CD and her insights on the project:
Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, Guest Artist with the ACO2 this month, talks about his recording of the Cello Symphonies by Britten and Prokofiev.
Check out this time-lapse video which shows the construction of the stage for Opera Australia and Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s 2016 production of Turandot. Opening on March 24.