Tenor Jonathan Abernethy was unexpectedly called to take over the role of Nadir, mid-way through the show. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Throughout history there have always been, and there will always be, women composers.
None shall sleep on Sydney harbour as Potra brings a bit of Chinese spice to bear on Puccini’s classic love story. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Kate Miller Heidke’s ‘The Rabbits’ and Brett Dean’s ‘Bliss’ each receive a nomination for the 2016 awards. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ A feast for the ears peppered with delicious performances, but an implausible plot leaves a sour taste. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The acclaimed musician has been presented with this year's Don Banks Music Award in honour of his contribution to music.
The Australian soprano has wowed audiences and critics alike in London, singing the title role in Bellini’s ‘Norma’. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Who was hot and who was not in the LGBT world of classical music? These 10 fabulous composers will float your mardi gras float!
Steve Vizard tells the story behind his new musical collaboration with Paul Grabowsky. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
American soprano Latonia Moore’s performance in the title role alone makes this home-grown DVD in a crowded market worth a look.
The D’Oyly Carte, famed for its association with the Gilbert & Sullivan operas since 1875, is now a memory. However its legacy lives on in many recordings and this 1958 version of The Mikado is arguably the best on record. Hearing it again I was struck afresh by the opera’s brilliance. In 1958 the company was still in fine fettle with a brilliant ensemble and had begun refreshing its principal line-up, such as replacing attenuated tenor Leonard Osborn with the superior Thomas Round. Ann Drummond-Grant was also a welcome change from the tradition of hooty altos; Jean Hindmarsh is a delightful Yum-Yum. Donald Adams delivers a splendid Mikado and Kenneth Sandford’s Pooh-Bah is first class. Sadly, as the patter man, Peter Pratt was never as good as Martyn Green or John Reed who came before and after him. Reed is heard to advantage as a spirited defendant in Trial by Jury. At 35 minutes and without dialogue, Trial by Jury is the miracle that got G&S off to such a fine start in 1875. This excellent recording is almost a match for the benchmark under Sir Malcom Sargent on EMI. Compared to… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4…
This ode to Bergman's masterwork, Persona, is technically virtuosic but ultimately impenetrable.
Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant star in the new film about the world’s most infamously bad (yet indomitable) singer. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
