Sara Macliver New Zealand and Hong Kong. She has performed with Pinchgut Opera in "The Fairy-Queen", toured with Musica Viva, Australia Bach Ensemble and worked with Richard Egarr on Joseph Haydn's "The Creation" in Perth. Other projects include a program based on the life of Jane Austen, with pianist Bernadette Balkus and Musica Viva. She also appeared in Pinchgut Opera's production of Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" to great critical acclaim. Sara Macliver has made a number of recordings for ABC Classics including Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" and "The Birth of Venus", Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana", the title track for a trilogy of Christmas albums and
Zachary Gordin and others. Some of his notable concert repertoire includes Bach’s Cantata #82 “Ich Habe Genug”, Monteverdi’s "Magnificant", Mahler’s "Kindertotenlieder", Mozart’s "Coronation Mass" and "Requiem", Pergolesi’s "Stabat Mater", and Handel’s "Messiah". Orff’s "Carmina Burana" has become a signature piece for Gordin, who has performed the work numerous times. Maestro Michael Morgan of the Oakland Symphony stated that Gordin is “the ideal baritone for "Carmina Burana"…this is the best singing of the high, sensual music that I have ever heard. This is as good a rendering of those solos as one is ever likely to encounter.” Gordin’s celebrated vocal technique has won