Review: Classical Gala Concert (ANU School of Music)
An understated announcement that the ANU School of Music is back for the long haul.
October 7, 2017
Review: Glories of the French Baroque (Melbourne Festival)
American soprano Brenda Rae stuns in her Australian debut.
October 7, 2017
Review: Taylor Mac: The Inauguration (Pomegranate Arts, Melbourne Festival)
Taylor Mac offers a brief but powerful taste of a larger epic.
October 6, 2017
Review: Crossing (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Australian tenor Alexander Lewis compels opposite Rod Gilfry's commanding Walt Whitman in Matthew Aucoin's deft new opera.
October 4, 2017
Review: The End (Keiichiro Shibuya & Hatsune Miku, OzAsia)
Remarkable Australian premiere of a unique Japanese virtual opera.
October 4, 2017
Review: MSO Plays La Mer (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
A masterful seascape bookended by two youthful works.
October 3, 2017
Review: The Blue Mountains Opera Festival (The Escarpment Group)
A delightful combination of music, opera, food and wine in an exquisite setting.
October 2, 2017
Review: Verdi Requiem (WASO Chorus, WA Youth Orchestra)
A concert to remember, for all the right reasons, with the young musicians performing above expectations.
October 2, 2017
Review: Hotel – Part 2 (W!LD RICE, OzAsia Festival)
A solid finish to a Singaporean epic.
September 30, 2017
Review: Monet: The Flowers of War (National Gallery of Australia)
Profound sincerity and understated simplicity that touches the spirit.
September 30, 2017
Review: Hotel – Part 1 (W!LD RICE, OzAsia Festival)
Amenity rich Australian premiere a five star Hotel.
September 30, 2017
Review: Winterreise (Ferruccio Furlanetto, Opera Australia)
A mercurial winter journey from a powerful bass.
September 28, 2017
Review: Under Siege (Brisbane Festival)
A stunning visual interpretation of Farewell My Concubine.
September 28, 2017