Jonas Kaufmann to take vocal rest
The superstar tenor cancels a series of performances after a burst blood vessel. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 5, 2016
Review: Of Magic & Madness (Verbrugghen Ensemble)
★★★★½ Definitive performances prove madness can be catching. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 5, 2016
Review: Blue Mountains Opera Festival (Hydro Majestic Hotel)
★★★★☆ 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
October 4, 2016
Review: The Descent of Orpheus into the Underworld (MCM)
Nuanced and beguiling exercise in 17th-century performance practice.
October 3, 2016
Review: Four Saints in Three Acts (Victorian Opera)
★★★½☆ A perfectly understandable production of good clean gibberish. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 3, 2016
Guest Editor’s Letter: It’s time for some answers
Margaret Throsby indulges her curiosity about musical questions from improvisation to why we get musical tingles.
October 2, 2016
On Sale: Margaret Throsby guest edits our October issue
In an eclectic issue, Richard Tognetti’s ACO turns out to be just one of her many musical passions. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 2, 2016
Composer of the Month: CPE Bach
Accompanist to Frederick the Great, the second son of JS Bach was also a composer of rare inventiveness and beauty.
October 2, 2016
Jessye Norman: In conversation with music’s First Lady
Limelight talks to the operatic icon about life, music, the value of community, reality TV... oh, and Hillary vs Donald.
October 1, 2016
Musical monarch on the verge of a nervous breakdown
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
September 30, 2016
Stuart Skelton’s Tristan makes Aussie operatic history
The Sydney-born Heldentenor triumphs as the first ever Australian Tristan at the Metropolitan Opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 28, 2016
Outward bound: The singers who followed in Melba’s footsteps
From diva rivalries to indecent acts in toilets, a new recording project looks at those who rose and those who fell. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 27, 2016
Are our Conservatories too Conservative asks Chris Lloyd
The Australian pianist feels our traditional tertiary musical education system needs a change of emphasis. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 27, 2016