For all PR and press enquiries, please contact: Anna Cerneaz Tel: +61 2 9389 8117 or 0412 093 063 anna@pinchgutopera.com.au
2010
February 2010: Announcing Haydn's L'anima del filosofo and new General Manager In December this year
Pinchgut presents its ninth opera production - Haydn's L'anima del filosofo:
Orpheus & Euridice - at
City Recital Hall Angel Place Sydney opening on Thursday 2 December.
Sydney's Pinchgut Opera has
appointed Anna Cerneaz as its general manager. Continue...
2009
L'Ormindo Reviews (December 2009) Sydney Morning Herald: "With strong musical leadership from Erin Helyard, the
Orchestra of the Antipodes and youthful cast nurture the sensuous side of this
music - its flowing, stylised lines and frequent cadences, its freedom, lilt
and tendency to flower into ornamentation that rapidly bubbles across the
orchestral texture." More... The Opera Critic: "Sydney affords few better examples of the depth of artistic
talent on offer in this country than Pinchgut. Combining as it does the lucid
leadership of both Helyard and Masel with a first-rate cast and an especially
felicitous repertoire choice, this irresistible L'Ormindo might just be the
company's finest achievement yet." More...
The Australian: “American countertenor David Walker was
outstanding as the sadistic Holofernes in Juditha Triumphans two years ago. In
the title role of Ormindo, he impresses once again with his piercing clarity
and sense of line.” More… Opera Britannia: "Erin Helyard ... coaxed out of his forces an amazingly
sumptuous and sonorous realm of sound." More...
Cumberland Newspapers: "Modern listeners can rejoice in Pinchgut Opera’s foray into
the Italian Baroque, the enterprising company having assembled a superb cast..." More...
Australian Stage: "Fiona Campbell shines like a jewel with her warm mezzo-soprano
voice..." More...
L'Ormindo Articles Listen to the podcast from an interview on ABC Radio National's "The Music Show" of music director of L'Ormindo and harpsichordist Erin Helyard. Erin was interviewed by Andrew Ford in December 2009. Cavalli wrote over 30 operas and was famous and revered in his day, but he needs revising these days and Eron tells us why... More... The Australian (26 November 2009): “Young conductor revels in
the past”. Music director, Erin Helyard was interviewed by The Australian about Cavalli and L’Ormindo. More...
The Sydney Morning Herald (1 December 2009): "Desert songs given an extra layer of drama", Director Talya Masel and designer Adam Gardnir was interviewed by the SMH. More...
Fine Music, November 2009 First-time Pinchgut director Talya Masel
and mezzo-soprano Fiona Campbell are captivated by the romance of this Venetian
baroque extravaganza. Sarah Nobel talks with them about the work and its
contemporary audience appeal. More...
Club Troppo: "The company employs top-notch instrumentalists with period
instruments that produce an incredibly haunting and evocative blend of sounds;
they gather outstanding soloists, including a few international guests; and
they bring these together in a cleverly staged, intelligently directed musical
drama. What they achieve, every time, is to make you scratch your head and
wonder how on earth such a sublime masterpiece could ever have fallen into
obscurity." More... L'Ormindo Media Releases
Sydney's Pinchgut
Opera is offering to refund the ticket price to anyone who has not seen a
Pinchgut production before (or opera virgin) and who does not enjoy its
up-coming production of Cavalli's L'Ormindo. And it will add $5 to cover the bus or train fare. Continue...
June 2009: First Australian announced as Concert Scholar in prestigious US Music Institution Erin Helyard,has been chosen as the Westfield Concert Scholar for 2009-10 - the first Australian to do so. The Westfield Centre (no connection to Australia's Westfield Holdings) is a North American institution devoted to the study of historical keyboard instruments. Continue... June 2009: A Night of Music and Mahem On Wednesday 8 July 2009, in the beautiful foyers of the Australian Museum, Pinchgut Opera will present a special night of music and magic to support their 2009 production of Cavalli�s L�Ormindo. The event will be opened by Her Excellency Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW, a long-time supporter of Pinchgut who describes the innovative and superlative company as �one of the jewels of Sydney�. Continue...
April 2009: Announcing L'Ormindo WHO HAS EVER HEARD OF FRANCESCO CAVALLI? Francesco Cavalli was the most famous and most-performed opera composer of the 17th century. He is one of those almost forgotten masters that Pinchgut Opera has been discovering for Australian audiences. Pinchgut will present a new, fully staged and costumed production of Cavalli�s L�Ormindo at City Recital Hall Angel Place, opening Wednesday 2 December 2009. Continue...
YouTube Clips:
2008: Watch the Finale in Charpentier's "David & Jonathan":
2007: Watch Fiona Campbell's Vaugus performance in Vivaldi's Juditha Triumphans:
Listen to "The Making of Juditha" by ABC Radio National: HERE
2006: Watch Mark Tucker, Martene Grimson, Fiona Campbell, Penelope Mills in Mozart's Idomeneo.
