John Bell goes deep inside a decaying mind
Lear casts his shadow over The Father, an intriguing, confounding thriller of a play. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 10, 2017
Learning to love Lucretia in the 21st century
Even in Benjamin Britten’s day, his operatic treatment of Livy’s reported act of Etruscan on Roman violence raised eyebrows. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 10, 2017
Alexander Gavrylyuk on his Proms debut
The pianist talks about the challenges of Rachmaninov, surrendering to the music, and being one with the orchestra. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 10, 2017
Samuel Dickenson is up for a youthful challenge
The composer’s new work is the product of meticulous planning, right down to the last dynamic detail. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 9, 2017
Opera isn’t elitist says Australian director Stephen Barlow
“Tickets are much cheaper than for most major sporting fixtures” he points out ahead of Queensland Con’s L’enfant double bill. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 8, 2017
Asher Fisch: The Wizard of West Oz
For all the banter and the ping pong balls, Asher Fisch and WASO has proved a match made in heaven.
August 7, 2017
Making Modernism great again at Art Gallery of NSW
Pioneering artists Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith and Georgia O’Keeffe explored remarkably similar ideas. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 7, 2017
Language, love and lust in Soundstream’s Either/Or
Composer Leah Blankendaal discusses the Adelaide-based new music ensemble's upcoming concert featuring Allison Bell.
August 7, 2017
Charmian Gadd remembers Richard Goldner
The Crossroads Festival of Chamber Music 2017 is dedicated to the memory of the Musica Viva founder and zipper designer. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 7, 2017
Parsifal: Richard Wagner and the Holy Grail
We look at how the cup of the Last Supper cast its spell over one of music’s great agnostics. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 6, 2017
Orli Shaham delves into Brahms and reconstructs Adams
In Townsville for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the pianist pulls one composer apart and puts the other back together. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2017
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Trump Vs Tchaikovsky
With a performance like his, we should be thankful that the President of the United States isn’t a fiddler... or is he?
August 4, 2017
Diana Damrau on Meyerbeer’s unique vocal demands
The German soprano’s Meyerbeer disc is Limelight’s Recording of the Month for August 2017. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 2, 2017