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Die Walküre – An Interview with Edith Podesta, director
Posted on December 14, 2019 | No Comments5 Jan 2020 will see the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) perform the Singapore premiere of Wagner’s epic Die Walküre at the Esplanade. In this feature, Aileen Tang speaks to director, Edith Podesta, to learn more about this semi-staged production. The Flying Inkpot: What is […] -
Die Walküre – An Interview with Christopher Cheong, Orchestra of the Music Makers
Posted on November 28, 2019 | No Comments5 Jan 2020 will see the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) perform the Singapore premiere of Wagner’s epic Die Walküre at the Esplanade. Aileen Tang talks to Christopher Cheong, Chairman of OMM’s Artistic Development Committee to find out when the ‘outlandish thought’ of premiering […] -
Concert Review: Orchestra of the Music Makers – Discover – 13 Jan 2018
Posted on January 18, 2018 | 1 CommentANTONIN DVORAK Carnival Overture RICHARD WAGNER Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung ERICH KORNGOLD Violin Concerto Ike See violin RICHARD WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre ALEXANDER ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto Lau Wen Rong trumpet JONATHAN SHIN Siginnah! (Naughty Boys) The Lorong Boys ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2 Chan Tze Law conductor 13 […] -
Interview: Aileen Tang speaks to Martin Ng, baritone, about ‘The Italian Baritone’
Posted on December 13, 2016 | 2 CommentsItaly-trained Singaporean baritone Martin Ng – last seen in the title role of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman – presents a programme of excerpts from classic Romantic Italian operas at the SOTA Concert Hall, School of the Arts, on Sat 17 Dec, 7.30pm, with Germany-based soprano, Li Jie, […] -
Concert Review: Beethoven 9 – Orchestra of the Music Makers, Chan Tze Law, 4 March 2016
Posted on March 8, 2016 | No CommentsBeethoven 9 ĒRIKS EŠENVALDS: Lakes Awake at Dawn (Asian premiere) RICHARD WAGNER: “Wach Auf!” and Finale from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (Gustav Mahler’s retuschen): Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 Friday, 4 March 2016 7.30pm Esplanade Concert Hall Orchestra of the Music […]