http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/Sydney's Surprising Opera Company. enSat, 05 Mar 2011 17:56:08 PSTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/opera,baroque,Sydney,Pinchgut,classical,music,music,L,Ormindo,concerts,Antony,Walker,Erin,Helyard,Fiona,Campbell,CavalliMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.aunoopera,baroque,Sydney,Pinchgut,classical,music,music,L,Ormindo,concerts,Antony,Walker,Erin,Helyard,Fiona,Campbell,CavalliPinchgut Opera: - Sydney's Surprising Opera CompanySydney's Surprising Opera Companyhttp://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2011/03/pinchguts-2011-production-will-be-vivaldis-griselda.htmlinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auSat, 05 Mar 2011 17:56:08 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e2014e5faaa798970cWe are delighted to announce this year's production. Written five years before his death Griselda represents perhaps the culmination of his opera writing career, and the crowning glory of his relationship with his most famous pupil Anna Girò (for whom the part of Griselda was written). It was also the...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/12/being-somewhere-speical.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auMon, 06 Dec 2010 12:50:11 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20148c67205f7970cSunday’s performance was just stunning and a near sell out, with only 43 seats left. There is nothing like the energy of a live audience – it’s what makes the performance. Music is the heart of what we do and the audience is it’s driving force. As for live experiences,...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/12/pinchguts-opening-performance-was-a-wonderful-success-.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auThu, 02 Dec 2010 20:12:46 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e2013489b023c3970cThe singers, Elena Xanthoudakis, Andrew Goodwin, Derek Welton just shone. The orchestra and Cantillation were awesome – coming together so beautifully under Antony Walker’s conducting. The design team Brad & Alex, direction by the very talented Mark Gaal, the production team … – everyone’s commitment to bringing the BEST possible...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/pinchguts-orpheus-comes-together.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auTue, 30 Nov 2010 11:59:52 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20134899e88d6970cToday were the stage orchestral rehearsals before tomorrow’s final rehearsal - the General. We have a fabulous show on our hands! The music is stunning, and it’s incredible that this piece has never been performed in Australia. Elena, Andrew and Derek are really superb. Cantillation and the orchestra sound awesome....http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/do-you-love-your-work.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auMon, 29 Nov 2010 01:25:28 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20147e038b43d970bSean Hall, assistant director and one of our “Fates”, emailed me this and I wanted to share it. All of us at Pinchgut are truly blessed; we certainly feel that time is upon us but we are all working very hard and can't wait to put on a fabulous show...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/pinchguts-orchestra-arrives.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auThu, 25 Nov 2010 21:55:48 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20147e02948d7970bToday’s post comes from Pinchgut’s Liz Nielsen:- Great day today as the orchestra arrives from all over the country and Europe. Ken and I have had Lizzie Pogson (violin) and Simon Rickard (bassoon) staying with us. Quite amazing to hear the melodies from the show coming from our spare bedroom...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/only-one-week-to-go-before-opening-night-of-pinchguts-orpheus.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auSun, 28 Nov 2010 15:10:45 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20134897dda9e970cTicket sales are going better than for any previous production, and we do hope to sell out a few shows at this rate! Thursday 2 December and Sunday 5 December are the best sellers and Saturday 4 and Tuesday 7 close behind – so these might be your best bet...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/creation-emotion-stress-release-highs-lows.htmlReligioninfo@pinchgutopera.com.auThu, 18 Nov 2010 04:23:52 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20134892c8ccc970cMuch has happened in the last few days. Yesterday, I sat in the Duet scene in Act 1. Mark warms up everyone and talks through what will be happening on stage, the chorus are in rehearsal only occasionally so the actors/Fates and principals really have to work hard and improvise...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/pinchgut-rehearsals-what-makes-haydns-orpheus-so-different.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auMon, 15 Nov 2010 00:52:56 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f5dd2b25970bIt’s so good to hear you together!” – Erin’s exclaims after the first run through of their first duet. And boy, do they go together. It’s such an art to cast well. And we certainly have a Eurydice and Orpheus that go fabulously together. Our artistic team, Antony, Erin and...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/women-make-the-party.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auFri, 12 Nov 2010 18:27:45 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f5c667e1970bYesterday’s rehearsal was a long one. With three calls and the woman’s chorus joining the evening call, there was much progress. Pinchgut’s Liz Nielsen attended and emailed me this morning:- “What a joy to hear them. This is a very strong chorus of 5 sopranos and 5 altos. You will...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/orpheus-joins-the-party.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auWed, 10 Nov 2010 01:21:32 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f5ba6697970bAndrew Goodwin, who will play the role of Orpheus, joined Pinchgut rehearsals for the first time today. After some coaching session with Erin Helyard, Andrew joined director Mark Gaal and Erin to discuss the production – expectations, experiences hoped for & emotions to be felt! Tomorrow’s it Elena Xanthoudakis' (Eurydice)...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/lanima-del-filosofo-rehearsals-begin.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auSun, 07 Nov 2010 23:36:03 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f5abb880970bWell, you could really call it a soft-start – as the chorus start in a few days, with the principals starting in a week. The Pinchgut rehearsals are at the Opera Centre in Surry Hills. The fortepiano, that we have borrowed from Neal Peres Da Costa, was moved in early...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/11/meet-the-chorus-and-orchestra-for-pinchguts-haydns-orpheus-.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auTue, 02 Nov 2010 18:57:10 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e2013488aa9d1e970cOur November newsletter has just been published, and it is a terrific read! I have never received so much response actually - so I’m glad to see we (the Pinchgut team) are not the only one’s excited. With only 4 weeks to go until opening night, there is much to...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/10/andrew-goodwin-has-a-magic-voice-its-official.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auWed, 27 Oct 2010 23:31:31 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f565f4a3970bLast night the Governor of NSW, Professor Marie Bashir, hosted a cocktail reception for Pinchgut at Government House. It was a very special evening. Her Excellency is very supportive of what we are doing, as she is with many arts organisations in NSW, and has been attending our productions for...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/10/the-pinchgut-team-starts-arriving-in-sydney.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auSun, 24 Oct 2010 16:23:18 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e201348870ab5a970cYou know things are speeding along when Pinchgut people begin descending on Sydney – even if it is raining. Erin Helyard arrived this morning from Montreal and we are all eager to see him (after some recovery sleep and coffee). Erin is here this week for a special Pinchgut reception...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/10/recording-haydn.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auTue, 19 Oct 2010 19:29:41 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f5338261970bAfter much discussion at Pinchgut in the last month we have decided to record this year’s Haydn Orpheus ourselves. It will be under the Pinchgut label, and will be the best L’anima del filosofo recording on the market – of course! ABC Classics recorded all of our productions for CD...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/10/concert-goers-past.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auThu, 07 Oct 2010 02:12:26 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f4e667fa970bFrom to my last post, I thought it would be interesting to compare 18th century European audiences to those of today. Erin Helyard writes in the latest Pinchgut newsletter that London in the 1790s was “one the most prosperous and politically stable cities in Europe. The upper and middle classes...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/10/are-opera-audiences-bored-and-disengaged-and-whats-happened-to-make-them-that-way.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auTue, 05 Oct 2010 14:57:13 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f4da08dd970bThere’s a good article in Opera News, by features editor Brian Kellow, who looks at the current state of opera audiences. He believes that “over the past twenty years, much of the life — much of the fun — has been drained out of the operagoing experience, and the audience...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/09/we-see-the-design-of-pinchguts-haydns-orpheus.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auThu, 09 Sep 2010 16:11:01 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e20133f4050f95970bWe had the fabulously exciting design presentation this week from Mark Gaal, director, and Alex Sommer and Brad Clark, designers. They came to my place and met with Andrew Johnston, production manager; Alison Johnston, artistic administrator; John Pitman, board member; Liz Nielsen, Chair; Sophie Mackay, stage manager, and myself. We...http://pinchgutopera.typepad.com/pinchgut_opera/2010/08/about-haydns-orpheus.htmlMusicinfo@pinchgutopera.com.auMon, 16 Aug 2010 23:09:58 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83502e15f69e201348641c04f970cOur August newsletter is out today and explores thoughts on our 2010 production – Haydn’s L’anima del filosofo. At Pinchgut we choose works that are not well known but should be. There are many reasons that work may have been left off the performing circuit during the decades & centuries,...nonadultPinchgut Opera: - Sydney's Surprising Opera Company