Birgit Nilsson nearly reaches the Swedish top note
Wagnerian soprano will be worth five Garbos and two-and-a-half Bergmans from October.
Wagnerian soprano will be worth five Garbos and two-and-a-half Bergmans from October.
The Kiwi opera trio pledge to refund any unsatisfied customers on their upcoming UK tour.
The world’s most famous (and perhaps most eligible) tenor sets the record straight on the alleged romance.
The winner of the 2014 Lady Fairfax Scholarship sets his sights on the States. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Inquiry into the state of opera in Australia invites lovers of the art form to have their say. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
We examine the cultural phenomenon of Nellie Melba, the Aussie voice that wowed the world.
Young Aussie soprano is ray of light in a generally bleak year for Australian opera.
John Bell’s shocking Nazi-infused Tosca gets a far from shabby revival.
The Russian mezzo who founded one of the great vocal competitions has passed at the age of 75.
One the country’s most versatile performers, Teddy Tahu Rhodes gets back to his roots. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Frédéric Chaslin refuses to conduct in light of unsympathetic management response.
Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus will present the biopic of the American gay activist at Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival.
Limelight Featured Recording – November 2014 Maria Callas was one of the very greatest artists of all time – a woman whose life mimicked her art and vice versa to such an extent that she captured a public’s imagination above and beyond the bounds of most opera singers. She was fortunate to fly her highest at a time the gramophone record was coming of age, straddling the 78, to mono LP, to stereo era. But, and it’s a big but, her fortunes over the years have been mixed. Her legacy has been nipped, tucked and generally madeover a bit like an aging celeb going under the knife – it can sound fine across a crowded record store but up close and personal it’s a fright. The 1997, 2000 and 2002 EMI remasters focused on removing tape hiss but took a degree of life and immediacy with it. Many fans were up in arms, screaming about artificial enhancement and false ambience. With the subsequent demise of EMI, Warner Classics have become keepers of the flame as far as the Callas recorded legacy is concerned and what we have here is their first back-to-basics attempt to put the record straight. Let me say…