George Kennedy

George Kennedy: “I was born in Hungary in 1930 and have been living in Sydney since 1957. When I arrived in Australia, I did not speak English and had to take odd jobs to make a living. Eventually I got an appointment with a large Sydney daily, The Sun, as their classical-music writer. I was with them for 16 years during which I wrote more than 500 articles. I’ve retired from my newspaper post but remain active in broadcasting. Since November, 1989, I’ve hosted a fortnightly radio program, Mastersingers, on Radio 2MBS-FM, a classical station on the air 24 hours the year round. My lifelong love affair with music started with opera when, age nine, I accompanied my parents to a performance of Carmen. Over the past 60 years I have been an ardent listener with a particular interest in the philosophy of aesthetics.”

Mihály Székely

According to Rudolf Bing among many other authorities, the late Mihály Székely had not only been gifted with one of the most genuinely beautiful basso profondo voices of this century, but with his enormous interpretative power and thorough understanding of the music he sang, he was able to fascinate his colleagues and mesmerize his audiences.

Mihály Székely

According to Rudolf Bing among many other authorities, the late Mihály Székely had not only been gifted with one of the most genuinely beautiful basso profondo voices of this century, but with his enormous interpretative power and thorough understanding of the music he sang, he was able to fascinate his colleagues and mesmerize his audiences.