Opera within these walls: Dame Joan’s childhood home on the market
The dilapidated Woollahra cottage and grounds expected to fetch more than $5.5m.
June 7, 2011
Will Placido Domingo sing the praises of FIFA?
The tenor’s new advisory role is designed to restore credibility to the soccer association. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 7, 2011
Opera Australia’s feeling so bohemian like you
Mimì gets a makeover: three operas deconstructed with surprising results. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 6, 2011
Tell-all memoir lays bare soprano’s darkest chapter
Deborah Voigt will reflect on personal and career triumphs since her controversial clash with Covent Garden. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 2, 2011
Radiation fears: Netrebko & Calleja cancel Japan tour
Two of opera’s biggest stars have left the Met in the lurch for Tokyo performances. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 2, 2011
Gill to pass Victorian Opera baton to Mills
What does Melbourne's flagship company have in store when it welcomes Richard Mills as artistic director in 2013?
May 30, 2011
Handel duet receives premiere recording in Sydney
Fiona Campbell breathes new life into an unfairly neglected Baroque masterpiece.
May 26, 2011
La Traviata: Sydney Harbour’s massive floating opera
Opera Australia’s grand spectacle features fireworks and a 9.5-metre chandelier. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
May 24, 2011
Eva Mendes to portray Maria Callas in upcoming biopic
A soap opera and Hollywood starlet will explore the great soprano’s love life. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
May 23, 2011
Limelight’s guide to the Virtual Concert Hall
How to stream classical music live and on demand from the world's greatest orchestras and opera companies.
May 17, 2011
Nellie Melba something to write home about
Australia Post has issued a stamp marking 150 years since the opera singer’s birth. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
May 12, 2011
Top 10 Classical Mothers (Mother’s Day special)
Gotta love those musical mums. Celebrate Mother's Day in style with Sutherland, Domingo, Gigli and more.
May 7, 2011
Review: MOSTLY MOZART (soprano: Mojca Erdmann; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel/Marcon)
Mojca Erdmann is a young soprano from Hamburg, best known for her role in Simon Rattle’s Berlin recording of Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges and as the soloist in Jonathan Nott’s performance of Mahler Four. In this, her first solo album, she seems perfectly matched to the Classical-period repertoire. Her smallish voice is flexible and pure-toned and she makes good use of vibrato for dramatic purposes, singing with great control, considerable beauty and an obvious awareness of character and dramatic context. The program consists mostly of Mozart’s lighter roles. She is a pert Zerlina, but less characterful as Susanna. Even so, she manages the legato winningly in Susanna’s aria Deh vieni, non tardar. She throws herself with gusto into Tiger! Wetze nur die Klauen from Zaide, capping the aria with a ringing top D, yet draws out the line of Pamina’s aria from The Magic Flute at a slow tempo to produce a poised and heartfelt interpretation. Erdmann also sings two… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
May 3, 2011