Tag: opera house
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Terracotta Warrior Sculptures Glow in Sydney for Chinese New Year
To celebrate Chinese New Year (which, this year, lies on February 19), visit Dawes Point in Sydney, Australia from February 13 to February 22 to see 90 colorful lantern sculptures that were inspired by the famous Terracotta warriors. Created by Chinese artist Xia Nan, these larger than life lanterns were made from fabric and wire.…
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Beautiful Sydney Transformed by Light for ‘Vivid Sydney’
Starting yesterday through June 9th, the city of Sydney is hosting an annual exhibition of light and music called Vivid Sydney. Dozens of light sculptures and projections will be viewable throughout the downtown area as well as in the Sydney Harbour in an event that is completely free to the public. Looks like a lot of…
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Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev Performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra!
Sydney Symphony Orchestra has just announced that their latest blockbuster performance “Winter Daydreams” by Tchaikovsky and “Alexander Nevsky” by Prokofiev will be performed for a very limited time on Wednesday 12 March, Friday 14 Mar, and Saturday 15 March at the Sydney Opera House. Conducted by Pinchas Steinberg, led by mezzo-soprano Natascha Petrinsky, and supported by the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, this performance…
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Bringing Mozart to the Kids… Spectacular Costumes and Props in the Magic Flute
Costume and effects guru Julie Taymor has outdone herself with Opera Australia’s latest production… Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”. With a particular focus of entertaining the kids as well as their parents, Taymor (who was previously the director of the Lion King on Broadway), brings together a nine-metre serpent, towering polar bears and hundreds of paintstakingly hand-crafted props…