Sitting in the iconic Sydney Opera House watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra accompanying was always going to be an event to remember. For a moment as I close my eyes it’s as if I am Holly…
The Australian singer songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke made her Sydney Symphony Orchestra debut at the Sydney Opera House and I was lucky enough to witness it. Clearly a milestone in her career, the 35 years-old prodigy described the moment as a ‘dream…
Over four nights, transitioning from November to December, The Sydney Symphony Orchestra brought ‘Summertime’ to Sydney with a presentation of George Gershwin’s great American folk opera Porgy and Bess in the Concert Hall of the Opera House. What a grand…
As lights dimmed in the grand concert hall of the Sydney Opera House, an immediate hush of audience chatter allowed for the residual sounds of orchestral preparation to be heard. With the venue at full capacity, the anticipation of hearing…