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Books
Book Review

Review: Hanky Panky – The Theatrical Escapades of Ernest C Rolls (Frank van Straten)

Australia’s Max Bialystock gets a biography to match his rollicking life.

March 2, 2021
Books
Book Review

Review: Nadia Boulanger: Thoughts on Music (Jeanice Brooks, Kimberly Francis)

An essential guide to the thoughts of an essential woman.

February 25, 2021
Classical Music, Dance, Opera
Book Review

Review: Kristian Fredrikson: Designer (Michelle Potter)

A splendid life and times of an Australian theatrical design icon.

February 22, 2021
Vocal & Choral
Book Review

Review: A Choral Century: Sydney Philharmonia 1920-2020

A noteworthy contribution to Australian musical history, handsomely presented.

February 13, 2021
Books
Book Review

Review: How I Clawed My Way to the Middle (John Wood)

Honesty and anecdotes illuminate a life beyond Blue Heelers.

February 7, 2021
Books, Dance
Book Review

Review: Mary’s Last Dance (Mary Li)

Mary Li’s memoir is a splendid companion piece to that by her husband, Li Cunxin.

January 11, 2021
Books, Classical Music
Book Review

Review: The Cambridge History of Music Criticism (Christopher Dingle, Ed.)

This extensive study delves into an “alternate history of music” focusing on those who chronicle and critique music from plainsong to pop.

January 5, 2021
Books, Vocal & Choral
Book Review

Review: Kitty Clive, or The Fair Songster (Berta Joncus)

A must for readers with a special interest in English singers and repertoire of the 18th century.

December 31, 2020
Books, Classical Music, Opera
Book Review

Review: Humperdinck: A Life of the Composer of Hänsel und Gretel (William Melton)

There’s more to Humperdinck than witches and gingerbread.

December 21, 2020
Classical Music, Opera
Book Review

Review: Wagnerism (Alex Ross)

How often do you encounter a non-fiction work about art that makes your mind spiral in so many directions?

December 4, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music (Barbara B. Heyman)

Out of a closet: New Barber discoveries.

November 23, 2020
Books, Opera
Book Review

Review: Chalet Monet by Richard Bonynge

A visual feast for opera buffs and sticky beaks alike.

November 17, 2020
Classical Music
Book Review

Review: Michael Tippett: The Biography (Oliver Soden)

A scrupulously researched look at a long-lived British musical maverick.

October 19, 2020

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