Review: Attune (Canberra Choral Society)
Celebrating 70 years of music-making, the program featured two world premieres by composers Ella Macens and Michael Dooley celebrating the art of singing and Canberra's natural diversity.
September 19, 2022
Glyndebourne Festival 2022
Packing a picnic hamper and joining opera lovers in black-tie on the train to see Alcina is an integral part of this year's Glyndebourne experience.
August 26, 2022
Review: EDEN (Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev)
American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato invites you to take five.
March 25, 2022
Review: Pastorales (HIP Company)
A debut release with an added pinch of Australian seasoning.
March 5, 2022
Review: Mirrors (Jeanine de Bique, Concerto Köln, Luca Quintavalle)
This dazzling debut from Jeanine de Bique will have you wanting more.
February 10, 2022
Reissues: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Complete Recordings on DG
A collector's box to beat them all, and not a conductor in sight.
October 11, 2021
Review: Joan Sutherland in Performance 1957-1960
Daisy-fresh singing from a Sutherland on the precipice of glory.
August 18, 2021
Review: Handel: Six Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (Van Diemen’s Band, Martin Gester)
These Handel chartbusters are as good as it gets.
July 21, 2021
Review: Handel: Rodelinda (The English Concert, Harry Bicket)
A veteran Handelian returns to Rodelinda with a vengeance.
July 9, 2021
Review: Tiranno (Kate Lindsey, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen)
A stunning, multi-faceted disc from distinguished mezzo.
July 6, 2021
Review: Two (The Marais Project)
One and one makes two in streamlined Marais Project release.
June 23, 2021
Joyce DiDonato on the joys of scheming as you sing
The American mezzo on the team spirit behind a new recording and a role to get her teeth into.
November 27, 2020
Did you hear how Handel owed his life to music
Amidst brawling in the streets of Hamburg, an unperformed opera saved its composer's life.
August 28, 2020