This weekend just past I had the pleasure of performing with Sydney Independent Opera, in a gala concert alongside their presentation of Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Mozart & Salieri”. It’s a clever, short piece based on Pushkin’s (entirely fictional) interpretation of the relationship between Mozart and his older colleague and sometime mentor, Salieri. Pinchgut Opera are currently preparing to perform Salieri’s “The Chimneysweep” next month in Sydney, and it is interesting to consider this now-marginalised composer and the struggles he must have gone through, being the contemporary of a certifiable genius (and therefore in competition with him).
The performances took place at the Russian Club in Strathfield, and were topped off with a Russian dinner buffet and vodka at the bar. I, together with three other beautiful Sydney singers – Qestra Mulqueeny, Rosa Krel and Christopher Nazarian – sang a collection of Russian arias and finished off the set with a Russian folk song, joined by members of the audience. Spasibo, SIO!
The performances took place at the Russian Club in Strathfield, and were topped off with a Russian dinner buffet and vodka at the bar. I, together with three other beautiful Sydney singers – Qestra Mulqueeny, Rosa Krel and Christopher Nazarian – sang a collection of Russian arias and finished off the set with a Russian folk song, joined by members of the audience. Spasibo, SIO!
