One
of Australia’s foremost contemporary opera and music-theatre
directors, Douglas Horton, is stepping down as Artistic Director of
the company he established back in 1988 - the pioneering and
internationally regarded ChamberMade Opera - to pursue new projects
in film and theatre.
Multi Grammy-awarded jazz, soul and R & B legend, Roberta Flack and
her band, will interrupt their Australian tour to perform a benefit
concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, for the Victorian
Bushfire Relief Appeal.
Victorians will be able to take a look at the exciting new additions to
Melbourne’s Southbank cultural precinct when Melbourne Recital Centre
and Melbourne Theatre Company throw open their doors for two free
public open days.
Would-be opera singers are invited to be a star this Christmas at
Victorian Opera’s Sing Your Own Opera: Messiah at BMW Edge, Federation
Square from 2:30pm Saturday, December 20.
From Broadway to the West End, and the West End to Melbourne…the wait
is over and AVENUE Q fans can rejoice that the Tony Award Best Musical
winner will finally be enjoyed in Australia.
ANZ today announced that ANZ Trustees will establish a memorial fund in
honour of the late Rob Guest to help promising young performers
kick-start their careers in musical theatre.