• Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Beilman performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto doesn’t leave you waiting, with the soloist launching dramatically into its lyrical story from the start. Intimate and beautiful, the work captures all the sparkle of the Classical era while setting the tone for the expressive Romanticism of later masterpieces. It’s thrilling to hear live, and provides…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Beilman performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto doesn’t leave you waiting, with the soloist launching dramatically into its lyrical story from the start. Intimate and beautiful, the work captures all the sparkle of the Classical era while setting the tone for the expressive Romanticism of later masterpieces. It’s thrilling to hear live, and provides…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Beilman performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto doesn’t leave you waiting, with the soloist launching dramatically into its lyrical story from the start. Intimate and beautiful, the work captures all the sparkle of the Classical era while setting the tone for the expressive Romanticism of later masterpieces. It’s thrilling to hear live, and provides…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…
    Editor's Choice Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    American violinist Gil Shaham returns with former Chief Conductor David Robertson to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The timpani feature prominently in this program, beginning with the opening taps of the concerto, which proved a striking gesture at its 1806 premiere. Later, in Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony – the first Robertson…
    Editor's Choice Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    American violinist Gil Shaham returns with former Chief Conductor David Robertson to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The timpani feature prominently in this program, beginning with the opening taps of the concerto, which proved a striking gesture at its 1806 premiere. Later, in Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony – the first Robertson…
    Editor's Choice Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    American violinist Gil Shaham returns with former Chief Conductor David Robertson to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The timpani feature prominently in this program, beginning with the opening taps of the concerto, which proved a striking gesture at its 1806 premiere. Later, in Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony – the first Robertson…
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Listen to This – Discover Elgar

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Part performance, part guided tour, this unique event offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Elgar’s music works. Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a powerful, poignant work, written in the aftermath of the First World War. It grabs you right from its famous opening chords, which seem to cry out in…