Muriel’s Wedding: you’re terribly musical, Muriel!
Muriel's headed for the Sydney stage. The creative team explains why turning the film into a musical was a “no-brainer”.
October 24, 2017
Perth musicians to explore what a difference a day makes
Chris van Tuinen and Gladys Chua will escape from a prison into the open air in four uniquely site specific concerts. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 23, 2017
Aussie ex-pats bring operatic sympathy to Charlottesville
Miriam Gordon-Stewart and Rachelle Durkin hope Virginia might enjoy a slice of Rameau with a little hip hop on the side. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 21, 2017
Kasper Holten on finally directing the first opera he ever saw
The Danish director talks to Limelight about staging Carmen on the lake-stage at Bregenz ahead of its cinema transmission. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 20, 2017
Joby Talbot talks Miracles and Wonderland
The British composer has a choral work at Melbourne Festival, while the Australian Ballet is dancing to his music in Alice.
October 20, 2017
Bernadette Harvey: what is the future of classical piano music?
The pianist will explore this question and more through the premieres of four new works in a setting of Lisztian opulence. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 19, 2017
Did you hear about the cellist with a taste for spiders?
Prolific composer and Baroque star Anton Fils had a surprising appetite for arachnids.
October 18, 2017
Anne LeBaron heads to the Totally Huge New Music Festival
The cutting-edge US artist will discuss composing in a post-truth world and perform her work inspired by a military “blood chit”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 16, 2017
Lu Siqing on contemporary classical music in China
Ahead of his appearance with the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra, the violinist talks music, audiences, and beauty.
October 16, 2017
Diego Torre: people used to tell me Bohème is not your opera
Ahead of Madama Butterfly, the Mexican-born tenor shares why he’s happy to be working here with Opera Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 15, 2017
The Flowers of War: Monet’s waterlilies and weeping willows
Christopher Latham looks at the French impressionist's paintings and experiences during the First World War.
October 13, 2017
Composer of the Month: Sir Edward Elgar
Moody, paranoid and in later years creatively paralysed by depression, there was a dark side to Elgar that history tends to overlook.
October 12, 2017
Jonathan Holloway: a festival can give a degree of hope
The Melbourne Festival’s AD explains that audiences in the city, and in Australia, inspire him to go further and harder. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2017