Features
Elgar’s Enigma Variations proved an instant hit, but what of its mystery?
by Clive Paget
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb grill the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
by Harriet Cunningham
Disability representation is improving on stage, but there’s more to be done.
by Steve Dow
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Soundings
Interview
Broadway superstar Audra McDonald explains why she studied classical voice at Juilliard and why her husband describes her as a “truth-seeking missile”.
by Jo Litson
On The Record
An enthralling Vivaldi survey is our Recording of the Month, alongside dynamic new releases from Lang Lang, Piotr Anderszewski and Sir Simon Rattle.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Elizabeth Jigalin and Oliver John Cameron discuss their new site-specific work Sonant Traces, which has its world premiere at Sydney’s White Bay Power Station this month.
by Elizabeth Jigalin & Oliver John Cameron
Opera
The first grand opera in Arabic opens in Saudi Arabia this month. Australian composer Lee Bradshaw tells us how he came to write the score.
by Jo Litson
Opera on Film
Simon Stone’s production for Opera di Roma has its hits and misses, but the optics are terrific and it’s impressive musically.
by Clive Paget
Books
★★★★ Sensual and spiky: a compelling portrait of a deeply complex human being.
by Will Yeoman
Film
★★★★ Wim Wenders’ languidly paced character study about a Tokyo toilet cleaner earned an Academy Award nomination.
by Jason Blake
In the Limelight
Coda
Guy Noble's Soapbox
This month, Guy Noble relives the magic of seeing two musical geniuses perform live.
Playing Up
Peter Neville, ANAM’s Head of Percussion, explains how the instruments were chosen for a concert featuring music by Mozart and Ligeti.
Sacred Cow
Opera director Greg Eldridge calls for us to put the ‘nonsensical’ term to bed.
5 Questions For
Opera Queensland’s CEO and Artistic Director tells us about Brisbane Bel Canto, the new festival opening this month.
My Music
Classical music has been a lifelong passion of the veteran actor and founding Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare.
Playlists
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