Antonio Pappano talks about Bellini’s Norma, and tackling the post-Netrebko pinnacle of the bel canto with Sonya Yoncheva. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Gillham proved a poet, though Ashkenazy's Eroica dragged.
★★★★½ Tognetti’s crack band backs classy Russian mistress of the roulades. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Meet the Melbourne Festival director who likes making a noise and a mess (as long as someone cleans it up afterwards). Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Glass’s opera for ensemble and film is hypnotic start to Festival’s opening weekend.
Jarrod Carland and Shannon Pigram pull their other trading company offline following Limelight exposé as estimated debt grows. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The experimental pianist's new programme includes Hitchcockian horrors, duplicitous dopplegangers and even B-movie acting.
★★★☆☆ Great band and nifty moves can’t rescue so-so dreams of low-wattage lovers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Zubin Mehta recommends the Australian World Orchestra’s Alexander Briger for a six-concert series. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★½ Definitive performances prove madness can be catching. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ Operatic “threesome” proves a perfect fit for Oz’s original party palace. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The classical music industry is furious that the ARIAs’ inappropriate categorisation snubs the whole art form. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Simon Lobelson is the latest singer required to summon the five octaves required for Maxwell Davies’ ‘mad’ King George. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
