Review: Beethoven 9 (Anima Eterna, Sydney Festival)
Immerseel's thrilling ode to Beethoven ends Bertels' final Festival with a bang.
January 26, 2016
Review: Beethoven 1 & 2 (Anima Eterna, Sydney Festival)
A dose of HIP early Beethoven is just what is needed when running a marathon.
January 20, 2016
Samuel Sakker to the rescue at the Royal Opera House
A sick Alfredo sees the young Australian tenor make his Covent Garden role debut at less than four hours notice. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 18, 2016
Review: Bach & his Dutch Contemporaries (Sydney Festival)
Cunning Dutchmen give the usual suspects a run for their money.
January 17, 2016
Review: Passion (Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Festival)
Dusapin's Orphic duologue gets a welcome Aussie premiere.
January 14, 2016
The dramatic rise of Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek
The singer’s return to Covent Garden is about to hit Australian cinema screens – this time minus the prosthetic boobs. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 13, 2016
Jos van Immerseel: The shock of the old
The Belgian 'early music' pioneer explains why period style matters, no matter what period.
January 12, 2016
Review: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (Palace Opera & Ballet)
Covent Garden’s smart new Cav and Pag is headed south. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 10, 2016
Review: Winterreise (Matthias Goerne, Sydney Festival)
Kentridge and Goerne's gripping Transvaal trek both hypnotises and provokes.
January 8, 2016
Matthias Goerne on why the past is the way to find the future
The German baritone's epic journey has been as inexorable as Schubert's Winterreise itself.
December 16, 2015
Toby Thatcher: Flourishing a baton in both hemispheres
The Sydney Symphony’s new Assistant brings a bit of Aussie entrepreneurship to London. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
December 14, 2015
Review: Review: New Breed (Sydney Dance Company)
★★★★☆ Bright new ideas from a quartet of rising choreographic stars. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
December 9, 2015
Review: Violet (Blue Saint Productions)
Praise the Lord for a grown up musical, sensitively staged.
December 6, 2015