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Books, Theatre
Book Review

Review: The Falk Studios: the theatrical portrait photography of H Walter Barnett

A fascinating visual slice of fin de siècle Australian theatrical life.

May 20, 2021
Books
Book Review

Review: Music Comes Out of Silence: A Memoir (András Schiff)

It may not be a memoir, but boy does András Schiff have plenty to say.

May 19, 2021
Books
Book Review

Review: Children in Opera (Andrew Sutherland)

The kids are all right in this fascinating, new look at children’s role in opera.

April 16, 2021
Books
Book Review

Review: The Musical Life: Hedwig Stein: Emigrée Pianist (Helen Marquand)

Helen Marquand's labour of love reveals the life and times of an émigré pianist.

April 14, 2021
Books
Book Review

Review: The Hands of Pianists (Stephen Downes)

The curious case of a trio of pianists cut off in their prime.

March 11, 2021
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
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
Books, Dance
features

From Mao’s Last Dancer to Mary’s Last Dance

Former ballerina Mary Li has written a memoir as a sequel to her husband's – a lively, compelling read which covers her career and the journey of their daughter Sophie who was born deaf.

December 17, 2020

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