Maria Callas’ live recordings get a spruce new makeover
★★★★☆ Engineers at Warner Classics have striven to address some tricky recordings. So have they succeeded?
September 14, 2017
Emma and Brendan Matthews: performing is a family business
Like mother, like son. Limelight chats to Emma and Brendan Matthews ahead of his appearance in Schools Spec. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 14, 2017
Why are classical musicians so reluctant to talk about pop?
Elena Kats-Chernin likes Michel Legrand and Michael Kieran Harvey likes Living Colour. Could speaking about pop remove barriers?
September 14, 2017
Until the Lions: More magical Khan-do from Akram
A princess is reborn as a male warrior in a dance work inspired by The Mahabharata at the OzAsia Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 13, 2017
Stuart Skelton explores a quartet of Wagner heroes
The Aussie Heldentenor digs deep into his experience bank to offer insights into Rienzi, Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tristan. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 12, 2017
Flautist Sally Walker on the importance of hope through music
Walker will perform Kats-Chernin's Night and Now in a concert commemorating the victims of the Babi Yar massacres.
September 12, 2017
My Music: Margaret Lehmann
Love and classical music went hand in hand for the Barossa winemaker and founder of the Barossa, Baroque and Beyond festival.
September 10, 2017
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man on the way music and culture travels
Working with musicians like the Kronos Quartet and Lou Harrison, Wu Man changed the image of the pipa worldwide. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 8, 2017
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: the pleasant buzz of musical uppers
From Bach to Bernstein, classical music is still the drug of choice for those in pursuit of the ultimate legal high.
September 7, 2017
Bass-baritone Adrian Tamburini on why Babi Yar still matters
It’s 75 years since the Russian massacre and 55 years since Shostakovich commemorated it in a symphony. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 7, 2017
Richard Bonynge remembers Luciano Pavarotti
Today marks ten years since Pavarotti’s death. In 2013, we spoke to Richard Bonynge about the remarkable tenor.
September 6, 2017
Black Rider: Selling your soul in the devil’s playground
A cast of shape-shifters takes us deep into a hallucinogenic nightmare in Malthouse and Victorian Opera’s Black Rider. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 5, 2017
The Great Gatsby: Party like it’s the Roaring Twenties
You’ve read the book and seen the film, now kick up your heels with West Australian Ballet in The Great Gatsby ballet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 4, 2017