Leading Australian Heldentenor discusses the long and winding road that lead up to his very first Tristan. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
She didn’t buy the dramatic repertoire for many years, but these days many consider the Wagnerian soprano of our time. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Sydney-born Heldentenor triumphs as the first ever Australian Tristan at the Metropolitan Opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Aussie Heldentenor Stuart Skelton was flown in at the last minute to save the Mariinsky’s Valkyrie after Kaufmann fell ill. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ Stuart Skelton earns top laurels as Wagner’s tortured hero. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
We investigate the what, why and how of classical music’s greatest growth industry. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★½ Robertson’s ‘from the heart’ Mass returns to the heart indeed. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
And three more years of Principal Conductor Asher Fisch is the icing on the cake. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Sir Andrew Davis embraces the Bard while a host of starry soloists add to Melbourne’s imaginative line-up. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Heldentenor Stuart Skelton has made a tough call, but probably the right one. The most disappointing news for many this week will have been the withdrawal from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Tristan and Isolde of Aussie heldentenor par excellence Stuart Skelton. His role debut will now take place in Baden-Baden next year instead of on his home turf – and no one is sorrier, I suspect, than Stuart. A singer known for his resilience and reliability, this will have been a difficult call to make. We are all grateful to Lance Ryan stepping in to fill the breach. As the press release made clear, Stuart had suffered earlier in the year from a nasty chest infection, and although he is perfectly well now, it set back his preparation for what most Wagnerian singers would consider one of the pinnacles of the repertoire. He simply didn’t have enough time left to work the role into his body to his – and what he would consider equally important – the audiences’ likely satisfaction. This kind of thing simply goes to show that far from the stereotype of the fat lady singing, today’s opera stars need to be as match fit as a world-class athlete. Having interviewed…
The Aussie Heldentenor has withdrawn from his debut performance in Wagner role due to health concerns. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Sydney-born heldentenor will make his stage debut in the role in 2016. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
This Otello may not be Grand and Italian, but is all the stronger for it.
