David McVicar’s highly celebrated production of Don Giovanni, the dramatic tale of the infamous Casanova’s final days, returns to the Sydney Opera House this January. Complete with murder, revenge, and paranormal intervention, this season of one of Mozart’s most highly regarded operas will feature a number of exciting debuts by local and international artists. About OA’s production […]
Daniel Sumegi is returning to Australia for the OA production of Carmen on Cockatoo Island, running from 25thNovember – 18th December 2022. The internationally acclaimed bass singer performs the role of Escamillo in this hugely ambitious outdoor production. In the thirty-second year of his career, Daniel Sumegi has sung over one hundred operatic roles on […]
Internationally celebrated opera stars, the legendary Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, and American soprano Leah Crocetto, will both perform in concert for Opera Australia, rounding out a star studded Melbourne season later this month. Two Australian Premieres First up is the Australian premiere of Arrigo Boito’s only opera Mefistofele in Concert where Furlanetto will lead an outstanding cast […]
Opera Australia presents their production of The Marriage of Figaro, which is currently running throughout February at the stunning Sydney Opera House. We spoke with three of the opera’s stars about their return to the stage – Mario Cassi, Ekaterina Morozova, and Tommaso Barea. The Marriage of Figaro A chaotic whirlwind of mistaken identities makes […]
Several years ago my husband was stationed in Afghanistan. He rescued a sad, abandoned bass tagged with a stencil of his unit and brought it home to me, disassembled. To the best of my abilities, I attached the neck to the body and checked it for signs of neglect. Its pickups were not secured to the body of the bass at all, and shaking the bass caused the worst maraca sound. I was afraid to even plug it into an amp. Besides the electronics, it was in decent shape and was playable. I decided that this bass would be my “frankenbass.” A monster I would experiment with, and hopefully bring it inner peace.
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