Review: Handel BELSHAZZAR (Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus)
Robert Macfarlane delivers robust tone and diction to die for as Belshazzar.
In 2020, Vincent Plush marked his 50th year in music. Composer, conductor, teacher, broadcaster and events director, his passion for Australian music continues unabated. Currently based in Melbourne, he has been an advocate for a revival of the opera Voss for several decades.
Robert Macfarlane delivers robust tone and diction to die for as Belshazzar.
Despite choristers blushing and the Anglican Church declaring it “unsuitable,” Belshazzar’s Feast went on to conquer the world.
Some very good singing in this admirable venture was let down by the venue.
Mike Lee's superlative recital brought out things in Mozart sometimes suspected but rarely heard.
This "pocket opera" is musically admirable but has yet to achieve its full potential.
An understated announcement that the ANU School of Music is back for the long haul.
For 17 years she has been a key figure in the life of the National Library and, by extension, the musical life of this country.
Profound sincerity and understated simplicity that touches the spirit.
An utterly captivating and delightful experience that deserved a longer season.
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