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Past Concerts 2.30pm, Sunday 27 June 2010, The Scots College, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill Download the Concert Postcard Conductor: Cristian Cimei Program Weber Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess Samuel Barber
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Soprano soloist – Teresa La Rocca) Dvorak
Symphony No 5 in F Op 76 About the soloist - Teresa La Rocca - Soprano
 Teresa La Rocca completed a drama and music degree at Adelaide University. She was a finalist in the ABC’s Young Performers’ Award and went on to win the State Opera Aria, the Herald-Sun Aria and the Metropolitan Opera Awards.
Her roles for State Opera of South Australia have included, Norina in Don Pasquale, Parasha in Stravinsky’s Mavra, Yum Yum in The Mikado, Despina in Così fan Tutte and the soprano role in the highly acclaimed Flamma Flamma for the Adelaide Festival. For the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Teresa has performed in their Symphony Under the Stars, a Viennese Gala, Handel’s Messiah and the soprano solo in Vaughan Williams’ Symphony Antarctica.
She made her debut with Opera Australia singing Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute and her major roles since with the national company have included Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro and The Milliner in Der Rosenkavalier; for OzOpera, she toured nationally as Musetta in La bohème and Micaela in Carmen.
In recent seasons, Teresa has appeared as soloist with the Sydney Symphony in their Amore series of concerts as well as Symphony in the Domain, starred in Viva Vivaldi for Vision Events in Perth, performed the title role in Bel Canto’s Lucia di Lammermoor, sangmajor roles in Co*Opera’s productions of Pagliacci and The Impresario and has been a frequent guest soloist with Sydney Philharmonia and the Darwin and Willoughby Symphony Orchestras.
In 2006, Teresa made her debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, appeared with the Adelaide, Darwin and Willoughby Symphony Orchestras, Sydney Philharmonia and covered major roles for Opera Australia in Rigoletto and La Clemenza di Tito. She returned to OA in 2007 for performances in Il Trittico and as Rosina in The Barber of Seville; Teresa also made her debut with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 2008, she sang Liù in Turandot and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro for State Opera of South Australia and appeared in concert in Brisbane, Darwin and Canberra.
In 2009, Teresa La Rocca was a full-time soloist for Opera Australia appearing in Aida and Dido and Aeneas and singing the title role in Manon Lescaut. In 2010, she sings principal roles in La Traviata, Bliss and Der Rosenkavalier.
© Patrick Togher Artists’ Management 2010
2009 Concert Program Season Opening - Sunday 29 March 2009 Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra presents its Season Opening for 2009, featuring acclaimed violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto (pictured right) playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The program also features Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances and Hungarian March from ‘The Damnation of Faust’ by Berlioz. The conductor is Mathias Rogala-Koczorowski.
Winter Solstice - Sunday 28 June 2009
 With guest conductor Anthony Clarke, Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra presents Winter Solstice, featuring soloist Maria Lindsay (pictured right) playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The program also features, Dvorak’s popularSymphony No 9 from “The New World” and“Carmen” Suite No1 by Bizet.
Music from the Movies - Sunday 20 September 2009
Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra presents Music from the Movies, an entertaining program of soundtracks from your favourite motion pictures on Sunday 20 September. The program features “The Lord of the Rings Suite” by Howard Shore, Horner’s “The Titanic Medley”, and Walton’s “Spitfire” Prelude and Fugue from “The First of the Few”. The conductor is Mathias Rogala-Koczorowski. The event will be held at 2.30pm at The Scots College Auditorium, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill. Twinkle, Twinkle, Bang! Bang! - Sunday 6 December 2009 Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra presents its 2009 season finale, Twinkle, Twinkle, Bang! Bang! with special guests the Waverley Bondi Beach Band and piano soloist Cho Ki Wong on Sunday 6 December 2009. The conductor is Mathias Rogala-Koczorowski with special guest conductor Paul Goodchild. The Waverley Bondi Beach Band will perform Howarth’s Music from the Elizabethan Court. The program also features Schubert’s Symphony No.3 in D and Dohnanyi’s Variations on a Nursery Theme for Piano and Orchestra.
The dramatic finale is Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture performed with the Waverley Bondi Beach Band. The event will be held at 2.30pm on Sunday 6 December at The Scots College Auditorium, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill.
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