Snow not-so-white and sans dwarves
Lindy Hume explains why she is excited to be co-creating a dark, erotic retelling of the Grimm fairytale.
September 2, 2016
Jennifer Higdon has ‘scaled’ her first opera – and here’s how
The American composer tells it on the mountain with her gritty, moving and award-winning Civil War-era opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 1, 2016
Carmine Miranda cracks Schumann’s secret code
The Venezuelan-American cellist has ‘decoded’ the Cello Concerto using the composer’s own cryptographic techniques. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 30, 2016
When flute players come out of the cabinet
Speculative fiction, new music and flutes will come together in a performance at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 30, 2016
Texan chamber music “hot spot” returns to Melbourne
A rare opportunity to hear some of the best North American musicians performing gems of classical music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 29, 2016
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance: From Auschwitz to the world
The Israeli contemporary dance company is returning to Australia after 23 years to perform at the Sydney Opera House. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 28, 2016
Soprano Emma Matthews on keeping the ‘bel’ in her ‘canto’
On the launch of her new CD with "the dancing conductor", the singer recalls the winding path to vocal glory.
August 26, 2016
How Mr Brautigam overcame his “awkward” instrument
The Dutch pianist and early music specialist keeps a tuner on call when he’s recording works for fortepiano. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 26, 2016
Vaslav Nijinsky: Still dancing with his demons
The Russian dancer who battled schizophrenia, yet changed the face of ballet, is now a ballet himself.
August 25, 2016
Elisabeth Leonskaja: A Russian lioness of the keyboard
The Georgian-born pianist talks about growing up in the Soviet Union, the Russian school and meeting Shostakovich.
August 25, 2016
Luminescence sees female vocal virtuosity casting its magic spell
Alice Chance explains why witchery, rather than madness, is the focus of her latest composition.
August 25, 2016
Clinton: The Musical finally comes home
After success off-Broadway and in the UK, a rollicking Australian musical about Bill Clinton is opening in Perth. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 24, 2016
Vanished Musicians: The lives of Jewish refugees in Australia
A new translation of a seminal investigation examines the fate of dozens, from Jascha Spivakovsky to Marlene Dietrich’s jazz band. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 23, 2016