Music / “Love and other Traps”, Art Song Canberra, Wesley Music Centre, July 18. Reviewed by
ROB KENNEDY.
ROMANTIC music fills the history of art song. This concert explored the throes of love and life in four languages, over four centuries through standards to love’s philosophy.
Piera Dennerstein, soprano, and Lucus Allerton, piano, began the concert with a light and playful tune, “Se Florindo è Fedele” by Alessandro Scarlatti. Dennerstein sang brightly and bounced off Allerton’s playing in a joyful and light-hearted manner, which created a welcoming opening.
Then on to a staple of the art song style, a piece about unrequited love, “Caro Mio Ben”, by Tommaso Giordani. In an expressive and sensitive recital, Dennerstein let the emotion of the lyrics work on her performance, her voice and the audience.
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The Q.
THE Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre is seeking expressions of interest from individuals and groups to be part of the 2022 “Q The Locals” project, a follow-up to this year’s youth Shakespeare initiative, “Q the Bard”. Successful applicants will be invited to present their work as part of next year’s subscription season, with $10,000 in cash and in-kind support of about $20,000. Expressions of interest close on August 16 here.
“THE Penelopiad” by Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaid’s Tale”, is a play written from the perspective of Penelope, the wife of wily Greek hero Odysseus and told through a cast of 13 women who play all parts. At Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre, July 7–17, bookings at canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.
Papageno (Thomas Nolte-Crimp) and Tamino (Charles Hudson) with the magic flute. Photo: Peter Hislop.
Musical theatre / “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) directed by Peter Coleman-Wright for National Opera, June 27 only, at Albert Hall. Reviewed by
ALPHA GREGORY.
A PLEASING ‘pocket opera’ production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was presented by National Opera on Sunday afternoon in a rather cold Albert Hall.
The temperature didn’t deter the performers or the audience, who were keen to express their appreciation at the end of the 64 enjoyable minutes.
Canberra’s National Opera company began with a bequest some years ago. As we understand it, its mission is to give local performers further opportunities to develop their individual and live performance skills. This production showcased an impressive range of talent, with several of the dozen performers already showing good vocal technique and stagecraft.
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