Erin Helyard addresses Monteverdi’s multi-faceted calling card
Ahead of Pinchgut’s performances, Erin Helyard discusses tackling Monteverdi's masterpiece.
March 15, 2021
Clive Paget
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Articles by Clive Paget
Review: Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 – Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin (Frank Peter Zimmermann)
Zimmermann and Hrůša are unbeatable in concertos everyone should know.
March 15, 2021
Review: Wellesz: Die Opferung des Gefangenen
Cerha serves up a Technicolor feast in a red-blooded curiosity from 1926.
March 10, 2021
Review: Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel
Directorial genius brings Prokofiev’s sex-and-exorcism-fest to life.
March 8, 2021
What makes A Child of Our Time a work for all time?
Eighty years on, argues Brett Weymark, Tippett's pacifist oratorio feels more relevant than ever.
March 5, 2021
The London Haydn Quartet reaches a milestone in its Haydn survey
Clive Paget caught up with violinists Catherine Manson and Michael Gurevich to find out what’s so special about Haydn’s Op. 76, quartets and what a historically informed approach brings to the composer.
March 1, 2021
Margaret Atwood and Jake Heggie tackle gender-based violence in bold new song cycle
The work is the brainchild of baritone Joshua Hopkins whose sister was murdered in 2015.
February 25, 2021
Review: Decades: A Century of Song Volume 4
Boesch’s Schumann dominates a decade in search of new directions.
February 24, 2021
On the Record: What’s new on disc in March
From Montéclair to Martinů, lesser-known works are much in vogue as the new year gets into its stride.
February 22, 2021
Review: August Enna: Kleopatra (Danish National Opera)
Danish Cleopatra is a curiosity if a long-winded one.
February 15, 2021
Review: Delalande: Les Fontaines de Versailles, Le Concert d’Esculape
Lively Bostonian band recreates Sun King’s watersports and more.
February 14, 2021
Revolutionary new opera company bursts onto the Sydney scene
With social justice an integral part of its message, The Cooperative looks set to make waves.
February 10, 2021
ASQ’s longest-serving player Stephen King steps back from performance
After nine years, the violist explains why he's transitioning to an educational and engagement role.
February 3, 2021