Destination NSW to Welcome Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton in August
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 11, 2016
On Sunday 28 August at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Opera Australia and Gordon Frost Organisation in partnership with the NSW Government's tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW will present A Conversation with Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton.
'Celebrating David!' Gala Honors the Career of San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley
by Louisa Brady
- Jun 18, 2016
On Thursday, June 16, the San Francisco Opera honored Company General Director David Gockley with a gala evening and concert titled Celebrating David! Many of the leading artists from the world of opera gathered to honor one of the great careers in the modern history of the art form. Gockley, who in 2014 announced that he would retire from his position as General Director at the completion of the 2015-16 Season on July 31, has led a storied career of more than 40 years as an opera impresario.
Archie Roach to Receive Distinguished Artist Award at the Melbourne 2016 ISPA Congress
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 1, 2016
Celebrated Australian musician Archie Roach AM will be awarded the Distinguished Artist Award at the Melbourne 2016 International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress this Thursday 2 June, with revered journalist and author Stan Grant presenting the accolade to the tireless social justice campaigner.
Barry Humphries, Cate Blanchett, Nick Cave and Olivia Newton-John Among Stars on Adelaide Festival Centre's WALK OF FAME
by Marianka Swain
- May 30, 2016
Adelaide Festival Centre's Walk of Fame is one step closer to realisation, with the public and critics' star recipients now announced. Big names honoured include Barry Humphries, Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Tim Minchin, Benedict Andrews, Sir Robert Helpmann, Dame Joan Sutherland, Olivia Newton-John, Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving, Nick Cave and Billy Connolly.
The Human Race Theatre Company to Stage MASTER CLASS, 6/9-26
by Tyler Peterson
- May 20, 2016
? The Human Race rounds out its 2015-2016 season with the 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Play, Master Class. One of the opera world's greatest legends takes center stage as Maria Callas gives three aspiring singers a rough introduction to the reality of performing. During a voice master class at the Julliard School, this controversial personality-now in the twilight of her career-remains fearless as she looks back upon her life-the triumphs and heartbreaks, the egos and ambitions, the glories and the scandals. This biographic drama presents a revealing look at a commanding diva and the sacrifice for art.
IN THE MOOD National Tour Kicks Off in Melbourne, Sept. 8
by Christina Mancuso
- May 17, 2016
Following their 2011 and 2013 sold out Australian tours, the brassy, all-singing-all-dancing-all-American celebration of Swing Jazz returns to our shores on a massive coast to coast run throughout September and into October.
SYDNEY SINGS Festival to Launch in July
by Tyler Peterson
- May 11, 2016
Today Leo Schofield AM and Jarrod Carland, together with the NSW Government launched an exciting new cultural event - to be staged exclusively in Sydney - SYDNEY SINGS.
Review Roundup: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Starring Glenn Close, Opens in London
by Review Roundups
- Apr 4, 2016
Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Shaefer) and Fred Johanson (Max Von Mayerling) star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD. Lonny Price directs the strictly limited run of 43 performances at English National Opera's London Coliseum, which runs until 7 May 2016. Let's see what the critics had to say...
STAGE TUBE: Julie Andrews Talks About the Australian Premiere of MY FAIR LADY
by Christina Mancuso
- Mar 30, 2016
Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM and leading theatre producer John Frost AM will present a brand new production of Lerner and Loewe's masterpiece My Fair Lady at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House in 2016, celebrating the iconic musical's 60th anniversary. My Fair Lady will be directed by world-renowned actor and director Dame Julie Andrews with choreography by Tony Award-winning Christopher Gattelli (Newsies, The King and I, South Pacific). The premiere has been secured exclusively for Sydney by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.
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