Moritz Fiebig

Don Giovanni, a libertine, a rake with a devil-may-care attitude, is portrayed magnificently by Teddy Tahu Rhodes in this Opera Australia production, where he first appears on stage in a costume where less is definitely more! Charismatic and sexy, Rhodes’ acting and singing are magnificent. His misused servant, Leporello, is played by Conal Coad, who skilfully promotes the opera’s comic elements whilst delivering a thumping bass full of drama.

ake a musical journey through the history of the USA with this rousing new CD. With performances from Opera Australia soprano Taryn Fiebig and tenor Juan Jackson (also starring in the Australian production of Miss Saigon), this album showcases America's folk music. From Civil War ballads and minstrel tunes to Gospel and blues songs, this is a reflection of the mixing of cultures which the young America experienced in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Moriz Rosenthal was from the earliest generation of pianists to have made a significant number of recordings, and he was also one of the more important Liszt pupils, therefore his legacy is of the utmost importance as representative of 19th century style.

Moritz, lieber Moritz / Moritz, Dear Moritz - by Hark Bohm (1978)

Moritz Stuckmann (Micheal Kebschull) is a strange young man, very much a loner, who confides his troubles to his pet rat and practices the saxophone in the basement. In this film, he has a number of gruesome fantasies about his teacher and the neighbor's cat. His father is preoccupied with having gone bankrupt, his mother can't be bothered to pay any attention to him, and his grandmother in the nursing home is asking for some extra sleeping pills so that she can commit suicide.