Review: The Countertenor – Bach’s Holy Spirit (Bach Akademie Australia)
From the first note, countertenor Reginald Mobley has the audience spellbound, immersed in a sound world of the clearest crystal.
Shamistha de Soysa is a Sydney-based arts writer, reviewer, pianist and choral singer whose work also appears in The Saturday Paper and Limelight Arts Travel. She sang with Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus for 12 years and was a volunteer at Fine Music FM.
From the first note, countertenor Reginald Mobley has the audience spellbound, immersed in a sound world of the clearest crystal.
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