Samuel Sakker’s ‘Operation Covent Garden’
Young tenor wins place at the Royal Opera but first needs to raise some dough: enter Matthews, Carbó and Humble.
March 16, 2014
Elena Xanthoudakis: Rising star of the bel canto
As she opens in Opera Queensland’s Rigoletto, the soprano talks about her new CD and the times ahead. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 15, 2014
Ilan Volkov: Spinning the musical plates in Adelaide
The Tectonics curator talks about who’s on his bill of fare and why contemporary music matters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 11, 2014
Australian Haydn Ensemble has a surprise in store
The classical period ensemble take a look at the musical melting pot that was London in the 1790s.
March 11, 2014
ELISION: Contemporary musical boomerangs come home
As contemporary music legends make a rare Sydney visit, founder member Daryl Buckley talks about whet keeps them ticking.
March 10, 2014
Julia Lezhneva on Hobart, coloratura and wombats
The Russian coloratura is making her Australian debut at Hobart Baroque, but how did she get here from there? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 9, 2014
Karen Gomyo: three languages, one music
The triple-threat violinist is fluent in French, English and Japanese but is most proficient speaking ‘music’. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 6, 2014
Alice Nash talks Ganesh Versus the Third Reich
From Hindu gods to Hitler, Executive Producer of Back to Back Theatre discusses her acclaimed play.
March 6, 2014
Visions of John Zorn at Adelaide Festival
Melissa Lesnie talks to Jane Sheldon about her experiences singing the music of a contemporary music legend. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 5, 2014
Medieval pop gets a ‘winsome’ makeover
The Renaissance Players do folk and pop from Medieval times to the 1970s, in ‘British Birds, Beasts and Bards’. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 4, 2014
Xavier Sabata is Breaking Bad at Hobart Baroque
How the countertenor, who started out as an actor, found his voice singing baroque opera’s shadier characters. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 3, 2014
Composer of the Month: Ottorino Respighi
His atmospheric fountains, pines and festivals still regularly enthral concert audiences worldwide, but Respighi was not simply a three-hit wonder.
March 1, 2014
For Ilan Volkov Tectonics is more than a load of plates colliding
The Adelaide Festival’s new music micro-festival looks set to break a few more moulds than usual. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 28, 2014