Newcastle Music Festival: Song of the Earth

Adamstown Uniting Church 228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, NSW, Australia
Brilliant singers Iain Henderson (tenor) and Genevieve Dickson (soprano) combine with Jonathan Wilson on piano to open the August Festival series of concerts with Mahler's profound work, Song of the Earth. Mahler’s extraordinary music Song of the Earth is perhaps the greatest song cycle of the 20th century. It captures…

Newcastle Music Festival: Opera Cocktails

Stanley Park Homestead 77 Fullerton Cove Rd, Fullerton Cove, NSW, Australia
The beautiful Stanley Park on the shores of Fullerton Cove is host every year to Opera Cocktails. This year we are joined by soprano Eden Shifroni, baritone Benjamin Caukwell and mezzo-soprano Angela Hogan, with pianist Claire Howard Race, for an evening of operatic favourites, canapés and fine wine. This year…

Newcastle Music Festival: Ben Mingay and Friends

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Cnr Laman Street, Auckland St, Newcastle, NSW
Star of opera, stage and screen, Newcastle's own Ben Mingay joins Heather Price and Sue Carson, and associate artist Bev Kennedy, for a delightful evening of song and fun with great entertainment and musical variety, showcasing the diverse talents of these brilliant performers.

Newcastle Music Festival: Festival Choir in Concert

Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle 52 Church Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
The Festival Choir, under the direction of Christopher Allan, performs choral works in the beautiful acoustic of Christ Church Cathedral. Erin Sweetman and Peter Guy will perform four-hand works for piano as collaborating artists.

Newcastle Music Festival: Rising Stars Recital

Adamstown Uniting Church 228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, NSW, Australia
Young performers from the Hunter, Central Coast and Port Stephens areas, chosen by audition, perform as Newcastle Music Festival’s Rising Stars. with piano accompaniment by Lesa Scully. Our 2024 performers will be finalised by mid July.
Event Series Pride & Prejudice

Theatre Tours International: Pride & Prejudice

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Film, television and stage icon, Nadine Garner, internationally acclaimed concert pianist Melvyn Tan and virtuoso violinist Madeleine Easton, join together for this theatrical retelling in words and music of Jane Austen’s most famous work. The enduring story of the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy is presented in an intimate drawing-room setting, in much the…
Event Series Pride & Prejudice

Theatre Tours International: Pride & Prejudice

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Film, television and stage icon, Nadine Garner, internationally acclaimed concert pianist Melvyn Tan and virtuoso violinist Madeleine Easton, join together for this theatrical retelling in words and music of Jane Austen’s most famous work. The enduring story of the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy is presented in an intimate drawing-room setting, in much the…
Event Series Pride & Prejudice

Theatre Tours International: Pride & Prejudice

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Film, television and stage icon, Nadine Garner, internationally acclaimed concert pianist Melvyn Tan and virtuoso violinist Madeleine Easton, join together for this theatrical retelling in words and music of Jane Austen’s most famous work. The enduring story of the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy is presented in an intimate drawing-room setting, in much the…

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Voices of the Italian Baroque

St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Baroque era gave us splendid architecture and magnificent art. It also inspired glorious music that resonated under the gilded domes and painted ceilings of Italy’s great chapels, that echoed from balcony to balcony in St Mark’s, Venice. We invite you to step back to this visionary age when music…
Event Series Pride & Prejudice

Theatre Tours International: Pride & Prejudice

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Film, television and stage icon, Nadine Garner, internationally acclaimed concert pianist Melvyn Tan and virtuoso violinist Madeleine Easton, join together for this theatrical retelling in words and music of Jane Austen’s most famous work. The enduring story of the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy is presented in an intimate drawing-room setting, in much the…
Event Series Pride & Prejudice

Theatre Tours International: Pride & Prejudice

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Film, television and stage icon, Nadine Garner, internationally acclaimed concert pianist Melvyn Tan and virtuoso violinist Madeleine Easton, join together for this theatrical retelling in words and music of Jane Austen’s most famous work. The enduring story of the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy is presented in an intimate drawing-room setting, in much the…

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