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BOOK REVIEW: THE SHOWS, THE STARS, THE STORIES
Melbourne is rightly proud of its theatre district, encompassing the Regent, the Princess, the Comedy, and the jewel in the crown, Her Majesty’s Theatre. There has ...
Evita
The names Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice automatically guarantee an audience, and a revival of one of their 21 meatier musical offerings, Evita, was always going ...
Viewpoint: Joyful! Joyful!
A spectacular Christmas fundraising concert in support of the Choir of Hard Knocks, the name of the concert said it all – ‘Joyful! Joyful!’. Where to ...
Eileen
Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria’s production of Victor Herbert’s comic opera was the first time I’d ever heard of Eileen. I’d seen and heard many excerpts ...
Just a Couple of Song and Dance Men
Just a Couple of Song and Dance Men could be more accurately titled “Just a Couple of Dance and Song Men”, but it doesn’t trip off ...
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Since it was premièred in 1868, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg has accumulated a greater weight of negative baggage than any other major opera. Notorious as a ...
Concert Reviews
As Christmas stars and candles light up the world, every year there are scores of local stars shining in a highly popular festive event. The Royal …
Marking the 35th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday was the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic’s 239th performance of Handel’s Messiah. This was another world-record-breaking …
Directed by well loved and respected choral legend, Faye Dumont, the Melbourne Women’s Choir performed a highly colourful variety of festive works in the Abbotsford Convent …
We have come to expect nothing short of perfection from Douglas Lawrence and the Australian Chamber Choir, who invite us to simply “savour the sound” of …
“End Games” was an appropriate title for Zelman Symphony’s final concert for 2018 even if it was intended to reflect the nature of the three works …
Apparently, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s “Season Finale” at Robert Blackwood Hall was not a “Gala”, unlike the identical program the following evening at Hamer Hall, yet …
