Nicole Lizée channels David Lynch for Sydney Festival show
The Canadian composer explains her addiction to '90s screen culture and karaoke in Sex, Lynch and Video Games.
January 10, 2017
King Roger is like “Turandot and Tristan at the same time”
Saimir Pirgu discusses the challenges and excitement of taking on the Shepherd in Szymanowski’s operatic masterpiece. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 9, 2017
“Willkommen”: The history of Cabaret
Inside the sex and politics of the Weimar-era musical, from Isherwood's Berlin to the latest production at the Hayes.
January 9, 2017
Sydney Festival invites you to take a trip up the Amazon
Richard Katz and British company Complicite take you deep into the jungle for an immersive, mind-bending Encounter.
January 8, 2017
Composer of the Month: Alexander Zemlinsky
As a contemporary of Strauss and Schoenberg, it was inevitable that Alexander Zemlinsky’s brilliance would be overshadowed.
January 8, 2017
Surface Tension: The Chekhov Obsession
Andrew Upton contemplates the magnetic qualities that compel us to revisit the great Russian playwright time and time again.
January 8, 2017
Isabelle Faust reassesses Mozart with HIP Italian rebels
Find out why the German violinist waited until now to record Mozart’s Concertos. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 6, 2017
Declan Donnellan takes Shakespeare’s measure
For the British director working in Russia, purity and insanity go hand in hand.
January 6, 2017
Lubomyr Melnyk: “Sometimes I fall asleep as I am playing”
The Gandalf of the keys is headed for Oz, and Sydneysiders take note, the sorcerer of Continuous Music is seeking an apprentice. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 6, 2017
Tim Finn on bringing back his Ladies in Black
The much-loved singer-songwriter talks about the ups and downs of writing and rewriting for the stage. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 5, 2017
The ten greatest patter songs
This particularly rapid unintelligible patter isn’t generally heard and if it is it doesn’t matter, matter, matter, matter...
January 3, 2017
Robert Veel explores Amsterdam
There’s more to the respected Dutch city than canals, cannabis and scantily clad ladies. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 2, 2017
Rautavaara: Flights of Angels
The Finnish composer shocked many in the establishment when he embraced a popular mysticism with his musical angels.
January 2, 2017