Composer of the Month: Modest Mussorgsky
Once thought merely an inspired primitive by even his closest colleagues, Mussorgsky has proven to be a giant of Russian music.
March 1, 2013
The Young Sutherland
How did a girl from Point Piper grow up to conquer the opera world and be dubbed the “voice of the century”?
February 22, 2013
Flying Bach: breakdancing meets Baroque
You’re sitting prim and proper in a plush, velvet chair in a majestic old theatre, every available surface gilded and resplendent.
February 21, 2013
Perth Festival: The Power of Repetition – a study in epic minimalism
Philip Glass, Sally Whitwell and Maki Namekawa join forces to premiere Glass’s Twenty Piano Études. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 19, 2013
Hitting (or just missing) the high Cs
A Broadway play about one of opera's most notorious coloraturas is set to land in Australia.
February 19, 2013
Dancing with Cacti: Prickly business at Sydney Dance Company
Alexander Ekman talks Duchamp, cacti and why the inner ballerina is desperate to shake it out. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 14, 2013
Tan Dun: composing is Zen; conducting is like tai chi
For the Chinese film composer, synchronising sound and image is a form of martial arts. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 12, 2013
Do classical audiences cough on purpose?
Why do our concert halls so often sound more like hospital wards? A new study points the finger. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 8, 2013
Ballet blues: drama rocks the Bolshoi
Can Russian stoicism weather an acid attack, a fleeing ballerina and a cancelled premiere? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 7, 2013
Nigel Westlake’s Glass Soldier
Turning the tale of a WWI veteran into an orchestral score.
February 6, 2013
Robert Wilson’s Theatrical Universe
On making silent operas and how Einstein on the Beach was supposed to be about Hitler. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 6, 2013
La Scala bans critic after ‘homosexual’ Wagner jibe
Milan’s opera house defends conductor Daniel Harding after newspaper prints personal attack. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 4, 2013
Sarah Blasko on Tour and on Classical Music
How I learned to stop worrying and love classical music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 2, 2013