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By Ellen Hill for Escarpment Group        Photos: David Hill, Deep Hill Media Indulge in a feast of the senses this festive season as the Konzert Kollektiv fills the grandest of the grand Blue Mountains hotels with majestic Christmas music on December 22. (l-r) Tenor Brad Cooper and soprano Catherine Bouchier Accompanied by fine food and sublime sunset views, soprano Catherine Bouchier will join tenor Brad Cooper and concert pianist Katherine Day for an unforgettable evening

Opera singers (l-r) Damien Whiteley and Brad Cooper will perform at the Hydro Majestic Hotel By Ellen Hill for Escarpment Group            Photos: David Hill Seat-swapping, hand-crossing bravura, drama, passion and cheeky fun will return to the original Blue Mountains party palace as a string of musical events rolls out during the next few months. Tenor Brad Cooper performing at the Hydro Majestic Hotel last year The music program will see the return of popular opera and clas

Sydney Cello Collective will play the Hydro Majestic Hotel By Ellen Hill for Escarpment Group The grand traditions of Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland will be revived when some of the brightest stars of the opera stage perform at the Hydro Majestic Hotel in the Blue Mountains during the October long weekend. For the first time in decades, internationally acclaimed opera singers and musicians will gather at the original Blue Mountains party palace to present a weeken

Opera can’t be fun, sexy and a little bit naughty. Can it? Oh yes, it can. Fresh from a sell-out season on London’s West End, cabaret-style show The Carnival plays the new auditorium at the Fairmont Resort MGallery, Leura, every Friday night until mid-November. A stunning blend of opera, classical music and circus acts, it is a first for the Blue Mountains and sweeps aside any false notion of predictability and mustiness in Australia’s original holiday destination. If The Car