Features
Four Master’s students discuss their mini operas on motherhood.
by Shamistha de Soysa
How trailblazing composer Dame Ethel Smyth broke the glass curtain.
by Clive Paget
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Soundings
Interview
Kyiv-born Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska chats about her path to the podium, her support of Ukraine, and why she has released a classical mixtape.
by Clive Paget
On the Record
This month includes Don Quixote, but not as you know him, rare archival Bruckner, two of Germany’s most interesting Lieder singers and Meyerbeer’s greatest hit.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Composer and Artistic Director Evan J Lawson tells us about Forest Collective’s upcoming, multidisciplinary concert series.
by Maddy Briggs
Theatre
The Wharf Revue writer, director, performer and co-creator looks back at the history of the satirical show ahead of its final production.
by Jonathan Biggins
Books
★★★½ An entertaining insider’s guide to life in the Opera Australia Chorus.
by Shamistha de Soysa
In the Limelight
Coda
Guy Noble's Soapbox
Guy Noble asks whether artists have the right to free speech, or if it depends on the context. And why are Australian arts organisations having such trouble retaining cultural leaders?
Playing Up
Blind from birth, Nobuyuki Tsujii began playing
his toy piano when he was two, and he has lost
none of the joy he felt as a child.
World Premiere
Graeme Koehne introduces us to his latest orchestral work for the ASO, which he describes as “an aesthetic discussion in music”.
5 Questions For
The Australian violinist and Artistic Director of Bach Akademie Australia discusses playing with the Australian World Orchestra, where she is this year’s Concertmaster.
My Music
The Spiegelmaestro behind La Clique traces his journey from jazz pianist to theatrical producer and owner of The Famous Spiegeltent.
Playlists
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