The summer of opera begins with the Sydney Festival in the first week of January 2023. Sydney Chamber Orchestra Australian premiere of their newest opera, Antarcticaby leading composer Mary Finsterer at Carriageworks. Hear from Mary on the production, Antarctica which explores the historical, mythical and scientific conceptions and stories about the southern continent. Opera Australia presents Puccini’s original bohemian love story La Bohème, and principal soprano Julie Lea Goodwin provides us with an insight. Message Bank combines location-based media and binaural audio with a story of intrigue, paranoia, and mischief to deliver an ambitious and innovative audio experience at Parramatta Square, Director and writer Nick Atkins explains how the immersive experience works. Local Sydney based musician Peter Miller Robinson, performs in studio.
Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.