Valda wilson, caitlin hulcup, and cantillation chorus of christians in pinchgut operas theodora photography by robert catto. Praised for his impressive natural instrument opera news, mr. Deceptive cadence if you want to deepen your opera experience, perhaps even head toward opera geekdom, these five books are your answer. As 2015 draws to a close, only opera australia and victorian opera have full details of opening nights, season runs and cast lists.
Rameaus dardanus has all the features of a great opera. Pinchgut always performs in the intimate surroundings and wonderful acoustic. This new production is the best revival production by pinchgut opera yet. Pinchgut opera is a chamber opera company in sydney, australia, presenting opera from the 17th and 18th centuries performed on period instruments. Pinchgut opera day 2 of our countdown its always such. Savage is the winner of the seattle international wagner competition earning the main prize, audience favorite prize, orchestra favorite prize, and a special honor by speight jenkins. Opera australia will present three operas in the autumn. Pinchgut arent just a worldbeating opera company, they are musical. Pinchgut opera took home the award for best rediscovered work at the 2019. Buy amanda holdens 1993 viking opera guide and buy the festival of the opera. Who knew vivaldi could compose such brilliant music for theatre. This major highlight of the 2016 sydney festival is a must see.
After presenting one opera year, in 2014 we doubled our output to two operas a year. Pinchgut definition of pinchgut by the free dictionary. As 2015 draws to a close, its time to extend my thanks to all involved in creating the ephemeral beauty of opera in performance and give mention to those who have contributed. Find pinchgut opera discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Key presenter at city recital hall pinchgut opera city. Founded in 2002, pinchgut stages two operas each year in sydneys city recital hall. Dec 06, 2016 opera seria in mid 18th century, even handling the most awful crisis, usually turned up a last minute rescue or change of heart by the villain so there was no blood on the floor. Dec 26, 2015 as 2015 draws to a close, its time to extend my thanks to all involved in creating the ephemeral beauty of opera in performance and give mention to those who have contributed in sharing their artistic pursuits by nourishing their audiences with immeasurable and lasting enjoyment.
Founded in 2002, pinchgut stages two operas each year in sydneys city recital hall the company utilises the professional chamber choir cantillation as its chorus and has engaged both the sirius ensemble and the orchestra of the antipodes. Pinchgut opera brings medees legendary story to the australian stage for the first time, with all the grace, eloquence and power of the french baroque era. We scour the period from operas birth to its flowering in the baroque to bring you the. Dec 04, 2015 pinchgut operas production of the french composer andreernestmodeste gretrys lamant jaloux was brilliantly choreographed, sung and staged, while the orchestra of the antipodes generated a fresh, crisp sound led by the inimitable erin helyard who conducted the orchestra from the keyboard. Nicholas tamagna, internationallyacclaimed countertenor. We turned the pinchgut office into a recording studio yesterday with. It records the work of artists in over 900 theatres, and publishes season. Pinchgut has a special relationship with its audience and that is the cornerstone of its approach. Pinchgut opera based in sydney has recently announced its 2018 season of early opera delights featuring the music of love and life, which reflects the classical maturity of our. Perhaps the strangest aspect was the fact that telemanns thunder ode has never been. If you are new to opera and would like to know more about the operas you will see performed, you can do yourself a favor buying two books.
Based on the acclaimed picture book by john marsden and shaun tan, and the winner of several helpmann awards, the rabbits, adapted and directed by john sheedy with score by kate millerhendke and libretto by lally katz, is a combined production between opera australia and barking gecko theatre. Nicholas tamagna is a countertenor of rare quality who has quickly established himself on the worlds opera stages since his european debut in 2014 at the badisches staatstheater handelfestspiele as oronte in handels riccardo primo. Pinchgut operas latest production does it full justice musically, but those. S ome of the fascinating, indeed, frustrating aspects of the operas of claudio monteverdi include the lack of certainty in regard to both the authenticity of the various musical sources that have survived, and to exactly how these operas were performed, factors that influence performance choices made today. Juditha triumphans pinchgut opera city recital hall, sydney 5 december 2007. May 26, 2015 day 2 of our countdown its always such fun looking back at past shows. Pinchgut operas latest production does it full justice musically, but those values had to compete with directorial problems. Charpentiers sensual lyricism and dramatic insight take us deep inside the mind and heart of this terrifying woman who refuses to be a victim even at the cost of her own flesh and blood. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kellys connections and jobs at similar companies. As a handel specialist, he has conquered such roles as giulio cesare, ruggiero and rinaldo. Pinchgut opera rediscovers operatic masterpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Subscribers can book as many additional tickets for friends as they wish, at the same time they book their subscription package. Pinchgut opera is the leading presenter of historically informed performances of 17th and 18th. Pinchgut opera is a baroque opera company based in sydney, australia, dedicated to unearthing and polishing operatic and choral gems of the seventeenth and e. Pinchgut opera will be offering two extraordinary works for their 2015 season.
The siege of pinchgut released in the us as four desperate men is a 1959 british thriller filmed on location in sydney, australia and directed by harry watt. He sang roles in various operas, including bertarido in handels rodelinda, conducted by alan curtis, nerone in monteverdis lincoronazione di poppea at victorian opera, ottone in vivaldis griselda at pinchgut opera and cherubino in mozarts le nozze di figaro at the teatro comunale di sassari. Operabase has documented operatic activity worldwide since 1996, with over 500,000 performances on file. Opera australia will present three operas in the autumn season, of which bizets the pearlfishers and verdis luisa miller are new productions. Since its inception in 2002, pinchgut has presented 17 rarely performed gems. We are delighted to bring back to the stage of city recital hall some old friends and also introduce you to some new ones, in the orchestra as. Pinchgut opera celebrates the beauty and the breadth of emotions through music and the human voice. Originally intended for instructional use, this volume is ideal for beginners and would make for. It specialises in lesser known repertoire of the baroque and classical periods of music, thus presenting australian premieres. Pinchgut opera records and distributes live recordings of operas it produces through label pinchgutlive. Conductor erin helyard was uncharacteristically firmly placed on his feet the whole night. To say that this years offering from sydneys pinchgut opera is up to their usual standard is say it is of the highest musical quality australia can offer.
We are in a conference room in what could be the west wing in a few months time. Other companies do the more familiar operas and early music repertoire excellently. Pinchgut operas award winning production of hasses artaserse. Pinchgut operas theodora, a george handel oratorio of 1750, was the most contemporary creative work that i have seen this year.
The performance will reunite some of pinchgut s praised giasone 20 cast, with celeste lazarenko, andrew goodwin and david greco taking leading roles. Paul muldoon is an irish poet and professor of poetry, as well as an editor, critic, playwright, lyricist and translator. Pinchgut launches 2015 season with vivaldi and gretry. We scour the period from opera s birth to its flowering in the baroque to bring you the very best masterworks from this dazzling and fertile time in music history. Erin helyard gives us masterworks from monteverdi and vivaldi, as well as two recitals with an australian premiere to whet the. Pinchgut arent just a worldbeating opera company, they.
Conductor erin helyard was uncharacteristically firmly. The creative team, led by artistic director dr erin helyard is driven by both musical excellence and academic rigour. This vintage book contains the sheet music and lyrics for a variety of traditional british dances, including country dances, morris dances, jigs, reels, and more. Handels magnificent athalia was composed in 1733, an early entry in his english oratorio career.
The pinchgut opera has announced its 2019 season, which will feature two operas, two concerts, and performances in two different cities. Pinchgut opera bach and telemann elisabeth murdoch hall, 6 april. Antonio vivaldis bajazet and andre gretrys lamant jalou, the jealous lover. Armagh, northern ireland, to patrick muldoon, a farm labourer and market gardener, and brigid regan, a schoolteacher, paul muldoon was brought up near a village called the moy on the border of counties armagh and tyrone. Australia, opera queensland, wa opera and pinchgut opera. Tickets for pinchgut opera s 2015 season, to be performed at sydneys city recital hall, will be available february 9. Tickets for pinchgut operas 2015 season, to be performed at sydneys city recital hall, will be available february 9. In soul of an octopus, an invertebrate steals our hearts. Kelly plank asm book cover the phantom of the opera uk. Pinchgut brings yet more exciting surprises to opera with. Portland opera presents vivaldis rarely performed baroque masterpiece from 1735, with portland baroque orchestra. Death at the end of tragic opera became ok later in the century and has become the basic stuff of most opera ever since.
Vivaldis farnace is a masterpiece of 17th century opera, but has been largely forgotten. The performance will reunite some of pinchguts praised giasone 20 cast, with celeste lazarenko, andrew goodwin and david greco taking leading roles. I have many opera guides and they all have their good features. View kelly planks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. While the innocent man is determined to clear his name. Cosmos and culture a new book delves deeply, and emotionally, into the intelligence of octopuses. The faithful congregate in churches across the city, giving thanks for their great. Pinchgut operas stages triple bill of baroque works. Middle c sydneys pinchgut opera triumphs in handels theodora. He is especially proud of his work in 2015 on gretrys lamant jaloux. Im glad that last year i broke the ice with sydneys pinchgut opera. Nicholas tamagna is a countertenor of rare quality who has quickly established himself on the worlds opera stages since his european debut in 2014 at the badisches staatstheater. In many ways pinchgut operas first concert for 2019 was a mixture of the strange and wonderful.
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