Manly Daily ‘Emotive Opera By The Beach’
Article in Saturday’s edition of The Manly Daily. Written by Rod Bennett. Photo by John Gass.
2019 December 6
. CANTIQUE DE NOËL . Join us for our annual Christmas Concert by members of the committee and friends of Music at Manly. Our concert features the following talented artists, who will present music for the season by Handel, Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Sondheim, Flanders and Swann, and more. Madeleine Aarons…
2019 October 18
ROMANCERO GITANO . Guitarist Ermanno Brignolo is joined by Sydney Antiphony voices for a recital of Spanish music from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. The programme will include works by Luis de Naraèz, Manuel de Falla and the important work Romancero Gitano by Mario Castel-Nuovo for vocal ensemble and…
2019 April 12
. BRUSSELS, BERLIN & BUENOS AIRES . Saxophone virtuoso Damien Mathieson presents a programme of music tracing the development of the saxophone since its invention in Belgium in 1840. Brussels, Berlin and Buenos Aires are cities closely linked with the saxophone. This programme will include works from the Romantic period,…
2019 March 15
. SUOR ANGELICA . Pacific Opera present Puccini’s Suor Angelica to open our 80th Anniversary season at Music at Manly. Join us for this fully staged and costumed opera in the perfect setting of the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel. Written in 1918, this is a depiction of convent life in…
2019 SEASON
80th Season Subscription Series . . Past concerts .
2018 December 7
Once Upon A Christmas . Our Christmas concert features the following talented artists, who will present vocal music by Handel, Lloyd-Webber, Offenbach, Puccini and Verdi, with instrumental works by Ganne, Mozart and Tournier. Madeleine Aarons (soprano) | Gabrielle Fisher (soprano) | Bradley Gilchrist (piano) | Helen Hamester (mezzo soprano) | Sophie Hamester (soprano/guitar) | Natasha…
2018 October 19
The Lyrical Harp . Verna Lee with her harps will take you on a journey that spans from Spain, to Australia and other countries along the way! A fascinating look at harp music over the centuries. Verna Lee will perform on the historic Baroque triple harp and the modern pedal…
2018 May 18
Music of the Kabarett . Music at Manly invite you to take a journey back in time as dynamic Australian tenor, Brad Cooper and queen of the keys, Bev Kennedy present a fantastic evening of KABARETT! From the Wartime hits of Coward & Novello, the hilarity of the Comedian Harmonists…
2018 March 23
L’Heure Exquise. . In a unique and exciting collaboration, Australia’s premier baritone José Carbó joins forces with spectacular emerging classical guitarists Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi to form The José Carbó Trio. Their debut recital L’Heure Exquise (The Exquisite Hour), named after Reynaldo Hahn’s masterpiece, features music by Schubert, Faure,…
