Review: Eternal Light (Pinchgut Opera)
Music of ravishing beauty from the 16th and 17th centuries polished to a glow in this exquisite Pinchgut Opera showcase.
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.
Music of ravishing beauty from the 16th and 17th centuries polished to a glow in this exquisite Pinchgut Opera showcase.
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