Review: Latvian Radio Choir (Sydney Festival)
Latvian voices live up to stellar reputations in voyage of choral discovery. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 24, 2015
Birgit Nilsson nearly reaches the Swedish top note
Wagnerian soprano will be worth five Garbos and two-and-a-half Bergmans from October. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 23, 2015
Review: On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (Sydney Festival)
Eighty-something shabby Frenchman in Chekhov still manages to seduce the crowd.
January 22, 2015
Aussie soprano Siobhan Stagg gets her Berlin Phil call up
Christian Thielemann hand picks Australian singer to front his latest Brahms’ Requiem. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 21, 2015
Review: Bach & The Italian Style (Sydney Festival)
Bach’s triple-decker organ sonatas get a distinctly variable Italian outing.
January 21, 2015
Review: Variations on Béla Bartók (Sydney Festival)
An enthralling fusion of folk and classical, but perhaps in need of a trim.
January 20, 2015
Review: Next to Normal (Doorstep Arts)
Award-winning musical conveys an important message, but is let down by its staging.
January 15, 2015
Nicole Car nominated for International Opera Awards
Young Aussie soprano is ray of light in a generally bleak year for Australian opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 14, 2015
Review: Tosca (Opera Australia)
John Bell’s shocking Nazi-infused Tosca gets a far from shabby revival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 13, 2015
Conductor walks after Israeli Opera says no to Hebdo tribute
Frédéric Chaslin refuses to conduct in light of unsympathetic management response. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 11, 2015
Review: Review: Darkness & Light (Sydney Festival)
Organ and imagery shed mutual light on two very different worlds. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 10, 2015
Further cuts to ABC Classic FM confirmed
Sunday Live is the latest program to be axed as part of the station’s significant ongoing reductions. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 6, 2015
Review: La Bohème (Opera Australia)
Gale Edwards’ savvy Bohème shows young love failing to survive Hitler’s springtime. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 5, 2015