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Jake Arditti, Carlo Vistoli & Cathy-Di Zhang Lead Pinchgut Opera’s 2023 Season

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Australia’s Pinchgut Opera has announced its 2023 season The season opens with “Membra Jesu Nostri” by Dieterich Buxtehude. Performance Dates: April 1-5, 2023 Nicholas Tamagna, Madeleine Pierard, Jacob Lawrence, Lauren Lodge-Campbell, OwenWilletts, Russell Harcourt, Louis Hurley, Andrew O’Connor, and Chloe Lankshear star in “Giustino” by Giovanni Legrenzi. Erin Helyard conducts Dean Bryant’s production. Performance Dates: May 25-31, 2023 “Pleasures of {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Pinchgut Opera 2021 Review: Platée

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(Photo credit: Brett Boardman) Something happens at the end of Pinchgut Opera’s “Platée” that lifts this production from brilliant to moving. It’s a brainwave of director Neil Armfield’s that should be concealed from those who may yet see this production – the Australian premiere season of Rameau’s 1745 opera – at Sydney’s Angel Place Recital Hall or yet purchase the {…}
IndieOpera

Pinchgut Opera Announces 2021 Season

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The Pinchgut Opera in Australia has announced its 2021 season. The season opens with “Vespers” by Monteverdi featuring Erin Helyard as conductor and keyboard player. Performance Dates: March 20-25, 2021 Myriam Arbouz, Keara Donohoe, Max Riebl, Nicholas Jones, David Greco, and Andrew O’Connor star in a concert dedicated to Purcell and Charpentier. Performance Dates: Sept. 11-14, 2021 “The Love of Apollo and Dafne” {…}
IndieOpera

Pinchgut Opera Launches Podcast ‘Baroque Banter’

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Pinchgut Opera has announced a new podcast series entitled “Baroque Banter.”  The series dives into the world of baroque music, providing listeners with an opportunity to engage with early opera in a truly unique manner.  “I think a lot of people are a little mystified when they approach early opera—it is just so different from the more familiar opera we know {…}
IndieOpera

Pinchgut Opera To Showcase Australian Premiere of Vivaldi’s ‘Farnace’

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Pinchgut Opera is set to present the first Australian performances of Vivaldi’s “Farnace.” Performances are set for Dec. 4-10, 2019 at the City Recital Hall Sydney. The cast will include Christopher Lowrey, Helen Sherman, Jacqueline Dark, Taryn Fiebig, and Max Riebl, among others. Erin Helyard will conduct a production directed by Mark Gaal. “‘Farnace’ is characterized by women who make moral {…}
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Valer Sabadus To Make Australia Debut With Pinchgut Opera

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(Credit: Henning Ross, Sony Classical) Countertenor Valer Sabadus will be performing in Australia for the first time in collaboration with Pinchgut Opera on August 25, 2019. The recital will take place at the City Recital Hall in Sydney and will feature the Orchestra of Antipodes under the musical direction of Erin Heylard. It will feature music by Handel, Caldara, Hasse, {…}
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Q & A: Pinchgut Opera’s Erin Helyard On Winning An International Opera Award & Moving Forward

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Sydney-based Pinchgut Opera became the first Australian company to win an International Opera Award when it was recently awarded best “Rediscovered Work” for Hasse’s 1740 “Artaserse” at this year’s Awards in London. OperaWire talked to the organization’s Artistic Director, Erin Helyard about the company’s beginnings, upcoming projects, and future endeavors. . OperaWire: What is Pinchgut? What is its brief and {…}
IndieOpera

Pinchgut Opera Presents Monteverdi’s ‘The Return of Ulysses’

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Monteverdi’s “The Return of Ulysses” will be showcased at the Pinchgut Opera on June 13-19, 2019. The production will feature tenor Fernando Guimaraes as the legendary hero. He previously performed in Australia Brandenburg Orchestra’s “Handel: Heaven.” He was nominated for a Grammy in 2015 for his work in “The Return of Ulysses.” The production will also feature mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby {…}

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