A report on Richard Bonynge
Australian conductor and pianist.
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Joan Sutherland
8 linksAustralian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.
Sutherland married Australian conductor and pianist Richard Bonynge on 16 October 1954.
Esclarmonde
2 linksOpéra in four acts and eight tableaux, with prologue and epilogue, by Jules Massenet, to a French libretto by Alfred Blau and Louis Ferdinand de Gramont.
Opéra in four acts and eight tableaux, with prologue and epilogue, by Jules Massenet, to a French libretto by Alfred Blau and Louis Ferdinand de Gramont.
The opera has been revived sporadically in the modern era, most notably during the 1970s with Joan Sutherland, conducted by Massenet champion Richard Bonynge.
Marilyn Horne
1 linksAmerican mezzo-soprano opera singer.
American mezzo-soprano opera singer.
Bellini: Norma (Sutherland, J. Alexander, Cross; Richard Bonynge, 1964) Decca
Jules Massenet
3 linksFrench composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty.
French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty.
Conductors on these discs include Sir Thomas Beecham, Richard Bonynge, Riccardo Chailly, Sir Colin Davis, Patrick Fournillier, Sir Charles Mackerras, Pierre Monteux, Sir Antonio Pappano and Michel Plasson.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
0 linksHeritage-listed music school in Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Heritage-listed music school in Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Richard Bonynge, however, who graduated in 1950, felt that it was Goossens who turned the Conservatorium into a world-class institution, lifting standards and exposing students to sophisticated 20th-century scores (particularly those of Debussy and Ravel).
Opera Australia
2 linksPrincipal opera company in Australia.
Principal opera company in Australia.
While not yet appearing with this company, Joan Sutherland, then an internationally known Australian soprano, and her husband, the conductor Richard Bonynge, helped the cause of opera in general in Australia during the 1960s.
The Tales of Hoffmann
1 linksOpéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach.
Opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach.
Note: In the original version, Hoffmann, furious at being betrayed, tries to stab Giulietta but - blinded by Dapertutto - mistakenly kills his dwarf Pittichinaccio; in Richard Bonynge's version, Giulietta is poisoned and dies, by accidentally drinking the philter Dapertutto prepares for Nicklausse.
Simon Tedeschi
3 linksAustralian classical pianist and writer.
Australian classical pianist and writer.
In 2004 he recorded Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto and Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Richard Bonynge.
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1 linksTelevised concert, lasting more than eight hours, that New York City's Metropolitan Opera staged on 22 October 1983 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of its first performance.
Televised concert, lasting more than eight hours, that New York City's Metropolitan Opera staged on 22 October 1983 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of its first performance.
6 (5:13) "La calunnia è un venticello", with Ruggero Raimondi (Basilio), conducted by Richard Bonynge
Rosamund Illing
1 linksEnglish Australian soprano.
English Australian soprano.
Together with Richard Bonynge and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra Illing was nominated for the 2000 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for the album Amoureuse: Sacred and Profane Arias.