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Classical Music
features

Brett Dean says goodnight, sweet prince

Ahead of conducting his Hamlet concert suite at ANAM, the composer talks about the ‘spin-offs’ from his opera and turning his attention to other projects.

October 17, 2018
Dance
features

A new Frame of Mind for SDC with live music

Rafael Bonachela and Dale Barltrop discuss the Australian String Quartet's collaboration with Sydney Dance Company on a Bryce Dessner score.

October 17, 2018
Classical Music, Opera
features

Duncan Rock: Don Giovanni has this tofu quality to him

Soon to take on the Don for Opera Queensland, the bass-baritone discusses his first encounter with the opera, its crucial moments and why he’d compare the title role to tofu.

October 17, 2018
Classical Music, Orchestral
features

Jim Coyle: Being Billy Bray

Australian composer Jim Coyle tells us about the indefatigable Cornish preacher, who is the inspiration for his energetic new work for The Metropolitan Orchestra, Dancing with Billy Bray.

October 17, 2018
Classical Music
features

Lina Andonovska: I love stepping outside my comfort zone

The Dublin-based Australian flute player and new music specialist tells us about the joys of curiosity and collaboration.

October 16, 2018
Classical Music, Opera
features

Bruce Beresford: Verdi’s Otello is not the only one

Ahead of directing the Australian premiere of Rossini’s Otello, the legendary director waxes lyrical about the qualities of this overlooked masterwork.

October 15, 2018
Theatre
features

Xenides: Black Swan spins a wheel of fortune

A new musical looks into the life of game show host Adriana Xenides.

October 15, 2018
Classical Music
features

How Il Divo has become Timeless

The classical crossover group on leaving Simon Cowell, their Timeless tour, singing Adele's Hello in Spanish, and how not to burn out.

October 15, 2018
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: To sleep, perchance to dream

The warnings about not getting plenty of shut-eye are enough to keep you awake at night, so how do touring musicians do it?

October 12, 2018
Classical Music
features

Composer of the Month: Harrison Birtwistle

Few living composers have provoked more extreme reactions from their listeners than Harrison Birtwistle. Bayan Northcott reveals how the now octogenarian composer found a voice to be reckoned with.

October 11, 2018
Classical Music, Opera
features

Reissues round-up: La Nilsson lives again

Decca’s Birgit box and another rare opera from Sony’s vault.

October 10, 2018
Visual Art
features

David Goldblatt: A telling lens on South Africa

A major retrospective of photographer David Goldblatt comes to the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

October 10, 2018
Classical Music
features

Musician rates violin emoji out of ten

Taking into account style and accuracy, a student at the University of Edinburgh rated the violin emoji from Microsoft to Twitter.

October 9, 2018

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