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Editorial: Kooyong’s Classical Champion
It would be a brave voter indeed, who would assess the arts policies and probable programs of the major parties, so little has been said in ...
Review: McKenney plays Barnum
Did you love the film The Greatest Showman? Well come and see the real story in the new live production of Barnum the Circus Musical at ...
Opera Australia makes friends
It isn’t a new production, although there are definite plot possibilities for aspiring librettists! Sydney has tried and embraced Opera Australia’s initiative, and now, this season, ...
Reviews
Opera Australia’s current production of Così fan tutte was first staged at the Sydney Opera House in 2016. Visually, it is especially beautiful – in the …
The opening night of Verdi’s masterpiece had an eventful and unexpected start; Rigoletto was 20 minutes late getting underway as ushers tried to negotiate with a …
What better antidote to the tedium of a federal election campaign than spending a rain-soaked Friday night with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and a Russian-hued program …
Poor Salieri. His name has been besmirched by rumours of involvement with Mozart’s death almost since the event itself. As drama, the construction has suited writer …
Adding a note of domestic intimacy, the Persian carpet had been rolled out in the Primrose Potter Salon for Songmakers Australia’s “Mediterranean Feast”. The menu comprised …
There is always anticipation of an event such as the presentation of a work of such significance as this. At a time when J.S. Bach’s reputation …
Making it to the final round of the Sydney International Piano Competition is no mean feat. The gruelling schedule in which 32 hand-picked concert pianists compete …
In addition to the joy of hearing one of the greatest choral works of all time, when performed by major orchestras such as the Melbourne Symphony …
After nine years of giving regular piano recitals in the Melbourne Recital Centre, Hoang Pham draws a capacity audience into Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. There is clearly …
