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Opera
features

Pinchgut gets to grips with one of the first comic operas

When Rameau wrote Platée he was taking a bold step outside of traditional French opera by treating comedy as seriously as tragedy. Erin Helyard explains.

November 18, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Visual Art, Vocal & Choral
news

Adelaide Festival announces its 2022 program

The 2022 Adelaide Festival program from Joint Artistic Directors Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy features 71 events including nine world premieres and six Australian premieres.

October 26, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music
news

Music in the Regions appoints its inaugural ED

Janine Collins has been appointed as the inaugural Executive Director of Music in the Regions, a new initiative to connect classical musicians with audiences in regional NSW.

October 22, 2021
Opera
news

Pinchgut Opera announces two Aussie premieres in its 2022 line-up

Charpentier’s greatest hit and a rarity by Cesti head an eclectic program for Pinchgut Opera in 2022.

September 23, 2021
Classical Music, Opera, Vocal & Choral
news

Pinchgut Opera launches Spring Digital Season

Pinchgut At Home will feature recordings of four of Pinchgut’s acclaimed recent productions in a digital season running until the end of the year.

September 9, 2021
Chamber, Vocal & Choral
features

Five Questions for soprano Chloe Lankshear

Canberra-born soprano Chloe Lankshear, Pinchgut Opera's first Taryn Fiebig Scholar, tells us about her collaborations with the company so far.

July 26, 2021
Opera
news

Pinchgut announces its inaugural Taryn Fiebig Scholar

Canberra-born soprano Chloe Lankshear, who performed alongside Taryn Fiebig in the Pinchgut Opera film A Delicate Fire, is Pinchgut's first Taryn Fiebig Scholar.

July 8, 2021
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Loves of Apollo & Dafne (Pinchgut Opera)

Mitchell Butel’s witty direction gives early Cavalli an enticing 21st-century makeover.

May 21, 2021
Classical Music, Opera
features

Mitchell Butel: All that operatic jazz!

Directing Pinchgut Opera's first fully staged opera since the pandemic began, Mitchell Butel draws parallels between baroque opera and jazz.

May 15, 2021
Chamber
news

Bennelong Presents announces a succulent Winter Season

Curator Hannah Fink takes us through the musical specials at the Sydney Opera House's acclaimed restaurant.

May 11, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
news

Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival returns in October

After having to cancel last year, the charming, boutique festival will return in October with two consecutive programs.

April 20, 2021
Supported by The Women's Club

The Women’s Club launches a new recital series

Sydney Conservatorium partners with The Women’s Club in Sydney to host a series of recitals highlighting female composers and performers.

April 9, 2021
Opera
news

Pinchgut Opera announces the Taryn Fiebig Scholar program

The new Pinchgut Opera scholarship program honours the legacy of Taryn Fiebig, who was thrilled when the idea was proposed to her shortly before she died.

March 31, 2021

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