Melbourne conductor Andrew Wailes has always been passionate about music. But he is particularly passionate when it comes to enabling choral and orchestral musicians from Australia to have overseas experience. He will no sooner have returned from a Christmas tour of China with the Australian Children’s Choir and the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra when he …
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All Work and No Pay…Volunteers for Melbourne’s ‘Ring Cycle’ worth their weight in Rheingold…
It’s difficult to imagine what a Dental Technician, a Bid Manager, an Art History Lecturer, an International Hotel Consultant and an ex Politician turned High School Teacher could possibly have in common. This diverse group of individuals, and over one hundred more like them, are all volunteers in Opera Australia’s current ‘Ring Cycle’ production …
Backstage Banter…a behind the scenes look at the Melbourne ‘Ring Cycle.’
She sashays down the corridor, a sideways glance in the mirror confirming that her spectacularly bejewelled, sequinned costume and feathered headdress is perfectly in place. Two more silver shoed, fish net clad beauties appear alongside immediately conjuring up visions of the Moulin Rouge. But we’re not in Paris. And the girls aren’t dancers. They’re opera …
Trulli Magic…
The region of Puglia, or Apuglia as it is known in Italy, covers much of the heel and the boot of the country. There is a lot to see of interest in the area including the capital city of Bari, known as the ‘Milan of the south’, the famous baroque city of Lecce, the …