The stories and recipes of the Italians who made Melbourne the Italian capital of Australia. Told from the perspective of Mietta's family. Published by Bookman $49.95
Interviews and recipes with 50 of Australia's leading chefs. Published by Bookman $49.95
brief descriptions of books by some of the friends of Mietta.
The aim of the Song Recital Award is to promote the performance and wider appreciation of Art Song in all its diversity. The 2004 competition will be held in Melbourne on 16 and 17 October 2004 and is presented in association with the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Audition is by tape and those chosen to participate in the semi-finals can attend a series of master classes held in the week prior to the competition. Entries close on 23 July 2004.
Entries close 14 March 2006
Entries are invited from classical singers in Australia and
New Zealand for the Mietta Song Recital Award 2006.
The Mietta Song Recital Award was launched in 1995 to
encourage and promote singing and the art song genre.
Semi-Finals and Finals 6 and 7 May, 2006
in Melbourne.
Masterclasses week of 1 May, 2006
Applications forms for The Mietta Art Song
Award can be obtained from the website
http://www.miettas.com.au/msra.html or by writing to MSRA, Suite 64, 85 Grattan St, Carlton 3053
In a bottom-line obsessed age of cost cutting is it real to think that business will (or could) fund the arts. Tony Knox argues that it's government's job to pay for this essential part of the national identity.
Brian Stacey was an unusual conductor being equally at home with the classical repertoire and with music theatre. To honour his memory and to encourage young conductors to persevere and to also expand their horizons the Trust hold a number of events.
Matching food and performance requires an understanding of both. Here are some suggestions for eating after the Fringe.
Inside the city hotels in summer 99, thanks to the then Lord Mayor, Ivan Deveson's personal passion for , there's a lot going on, particularly next Saturday with Jazz in the City, an all day music marathon curated by Adrian Jackson as part of the Jazz Festival.
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