Live at Yours makes “fine music fun” at Eternity Playhouse for new intimate series of concerts
[Pictured: Bandaluzia’s Flamenco Fire playing at the Eternity Playhouse presented by Live at Yours.]
Experience classical music up close and personal at the new Live at Eternity concerts brought to you by Live at Yours husband and wife team Vladimir Fanshil (Conductor) and Eleanor Lyons (Opera Singer).
A historical heritage-listed building converted from an old church feels like a fitting place to host a series of intimate fine music concerts. Upon his first visit to the theatre, Ukranian born Australian conductor Vladimir Fanshil was blown away by the beauty of the Eternity Playhouse and knew it was the perfect space for performing chamber music and for artists to connect on a personal level with audiences due to the venue’s intimate setting.
“The heritage architecture is brought to life by a very modern revamp and highlights the beauty of the space”, says Fanshil, “when an audience can be immersed by the beauty of a space, the concert becomes an uplifting experience, especially when we add mood lighting and our signature approach to make fine music fun.”
Vladimir and his wife, Opera Singer Eleanor Lyons (Opera Australia’s Don Giovanni, Tosca), started Live at Yours in 2020 in a bid to present live music in a safe way during the pandemic. Since then, the artist-led organisation has presented over 200 concerts in living rooms and venues across the country and connected with thousands of Australian music-lovers. Their upcoming concert Live at Eternity: Emily Sun plays La Vie en Rose on 23 July at the Eternity Playhouse features Australia’s most sought-after violinist, London-based Emily Sun, alongside pianist Joseph Havlat.
“Together, they will present a stirring French program full of favourites like Claire de Lune by Debussy and Edith Piaf’s La Vie en Rose, nestled between masterpieces like Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata”, says Fanshil. “Audiences can expect to be thrilled by the virtuosity of Emily's playing, but more importantly, they will be transported to the golden Parisienne atmosphere of last century and then enjoy meeting the artists afterwards.”
Emily Sun (photo by Benjamin Ealovega)
At this special concert, audiences will get to hear one of the world’s rarest violins - a 250-year-old Italian violin known as "The Adelaide" crafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in Milan between 1753-1757. Emily Sun is the violin’s current custodian, and it will be a magical experience for audiences to hear this historic and beautiful instrument played by a world-class violinist.
These past few years have seen Darlinghurst Theatre Company transform into a hotspot for exceptional live music experiences. Most recently, The Masked Singer star Conrad Sewell sold-out his Sydney show at the Eternity Playhouse as part of his Australian tour, and The Voice 2021 winner Bella Taylor Smith packed out the space in late 2023. On the venue’s popularity with live music events, Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s Events Producer Dale Morgan-Mawby says:
“Eternity Playhouse is one of the most beautiful theatres in Sydney. The architectural award-winning design leaves patrons in awe from the moment they step through the doors, and the acoustics of the main auditorium give such a rich quality to anything performed on the stage. We are so happy to finally be sharing live music here, along with a range of other events.”
Alongside presenters such as Live at Yours, Darlinghurst Theatre Company hopes to connect with Sydney’s music-loving audiences and reinvigorate the live music scene inside the gorgeous heritage-listed architecture of the Eternity Playhouse.
Tickets to Live at Eternity: Emily Sun plays La Vie en Rose on 23 July are now on sale with prices starting from $35. To learn more visit www.darlinghursttheatre.com/liveateternity. To enquire about hiring the Eternity Playhouse for your next live music event contact venuehire@darlinghursttheatre.com.