Musicians judged on looks, not sound
New study finds our judgement of musical performances relies on our eyes, more than our ears. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 22, 2013
Jonas Kaufmann heads down under
With Kaufmann, Sir David McVicar and Kasper Holten, Lyndon Terracini pulls out the big guns for Opera Australia’s 2014 season. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 21, 2013
Butterfly set to float over Sydney Harbour
Opera Australia will give Puccini’s classic a contemporary makeover for 2014’s Handa Opera season. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 21, 2013
Opera singer collapses and dies in rehearsal
Veteran bass Richard Angas, made famous as Jonathan Miller’s Mikado, has passed away at 71. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 20, 2013
September Issue of Limelight: Ten Maestros on Ten Masterworks
Ten maestros discuss the music they are passionate about, Isserlis on his newest recording, Ibragimova on hers and the stories behind the most famous musical portraits.
August 20, 2013
How to be remembered in music (literally)
British company offers to have your remains pressed into a vinyl LP. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 16, 2013
Parsifal director acquitted in Nazi salute case
Jonathan Meese claims a triumph of art over bureaucracy, as court finds him not guilty. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 16, 2013
Mabel Juli wins Kate Challis RAKA Award
80-year-old Gija elder wins prestigious art prize for Moon Dreaming.
August 15, 2013
Stanislav Khristenko wins Cleveland International Piano Competition
Cleveland’s prestigious competition crowns a new champion. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 14, 2013
Regina Resnik has died
American mezzo who became Solti’s Klytemnestra passes away at the age of 90. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 14, 2013
No rabbits harmed in the making of the Brisbane Festival’s Rite of Spring
This year’s Festival should cause quite a stir with a radical Rite set to upstage even Ute Lemper. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 13, 2013
Queen of the Night gets a ducking
Boat ferrying singers to the floating stage at the Bregenz Festival capsizes depositing three singers into the lake. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 9, 2013
Kremer, Argerich and Barenboim to perform anti-Putin concert
Violin virtuoso Gidon Kremer launches concert against Vladimir Putin and lashes out at the likes of Anna Netrebko and Valery Gergiev. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2013