To celebrate WASO’s 90th year, Principal Conductor Asher Fisch, one of today’s supreme Wagner interpreters, leads two performances of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at Perth Concert Hall. These performances are sung in German with English subtitles.

Composed in a state of ecstatic infatuation, this groundbreaking opera is one of the greatest of all tragic love stories. Young lovers Tristan and Isolde share a passion so overwhelming that it transcends the bounds of their earthly existence. Thwarted in life, only in death can their love be transfigured and their souls united in a metaphysical hereafter.

To portray the heightened passions of this epic drama, Wagner pushed his music into unprecedented expressive territory, revolutionising the art form and forever changing the boundaries of the possible.

WASO is thrilled to welcome the finest Tristan of our time, superstar tenor Stuart Skelton, and world-renowned soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek to headline an exceptional cast of Australian and international singers.

Witnessing a great performance of Tristan und Isolde is a revelatory experience. Be transported by the emotions, intensity, drama and sheer sumptuous beauty of Wagner’s magnificent masterpiece.

For more information including dates, times and ticketing see the WASO website

Marmion Primary School has a strong German program established since 1996. Currently there are 256 students in ten classes from Year 2 to Year 6 who have the opportunity to study German. The program is supported by administration, students, parents and their experienced and passionate teacher Frau Stacey Valli.

The school has recently created a wonderful video of the Year 4 students saying the Si Si Si Clapping Rhyme in German!

Please click the link below to view a video of the song.

Marmion Primary School Si Si Si Clapping Rhyme

The Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Torsten Ketelsen, attended The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment (SAgE) Silverscreen Science event on Tuesday 5th June 2018. The event saw the Australian premiere screening of the award-winning documentary “Natura Urbana: The Brachen of Berlin”. The documentary explores the pressures and opportunities in the changing landscapes of urban nature across Berlin’s recent history; giving guests the opportunity to explore how we might rethink urban nature in Perth and Western Australia.

The documentary screening formed part of the teaching preparation for second-year UWA students who are preparing to embark on a two week field trip across Germany as part of their International Fieldwork in Geography and Planning unit.

For more information about the documentary see https://www.naturaurbana.org/

About SAgE Silverscreen Science
“Science has the power to change our world for the better. UWA’s Faculty of Science is harnessing this power to improve society, save lives and protect our environment”.
In keeping with this Faculty of Science ambition, our SAgE silverscreen science initiative is aimed at having accessible and intellectually rigorous debate around contemporary issues and challenges facing humanity.

Our inaugural event acknowledges that people, place and nature are at the heart of healthy cities and healthy urban futures. Although set in Berlin, this documentary raises challenging questions for cities around the world. For Perth, given our own distinctive legacies across history, continuing urban sprawl, and damage to our unique biodiversity, we need to rethink urban nature and plan differently for a healthy Perth now and in the future.
By building on our own local knowledge and learning from powerful stories from around the world, we can have a richer understanding of the people-place-nature relationship and respond to the contemporary growth pressures on our city. Natura Urban challenges us to consider how might we can rethink urban nature in the way we plan buildings, places, and communities here in Perth and across Western Australia. What would a healthy sustainable future for 21st century Perth look like? What can communities, planners, governments, and developers do to support healthy urban landscapes across the city?