Warwick Fyfe: “Falstaff’s No Father Christmas”
Opera Australia’s heavyweight champion talks Falstaff, fatsuits and fad diets. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 9, 2013
Julia Lezhneva: A reason to sing Alleluia!
On the eve of her Decca solo album debut, the gifted Russian soprano talks Kiri, competitions and coloratura. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 7, 2013
Contemporary Music: Why no one’s listening
Ever wondered why many new music concerts are so poorly attended? Maybe it’s because the music has no fans. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 7, 2013
Jordi Savall: Wizard of the Gamba
On the eve of his latest Australian performances we catch up with the globe-trotting gambist. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 6, 2013
Philippe Jaroussky: Natural High
The young French countertenor on why he’s taking eight months off singing to smoke and drink. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 5, 2013
Joyce Yang: A virtuoso pianist inspired by colour
Catching up with the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition as she heads to Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
March 3, 2013
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