Tea, Cake, and Classical Music: Elyane de Fontenay
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Elyane de Fontenay didn’t listen to much music in her childhood home.What she did hear playing through the house were bands […]
2014
Revealed: Sexiest Instruments to Play
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A new poll has been released revealing the sexiest instruments for someone to play as voted by over 1,000 hot and bothered […]
Live Review: Eugene Onegin
BY LUCY RASH Opera Australia Directed by Kasper Holten and conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, April 16 2014 […]
Live Review: Rigoletto
BY LUCY RASH Opera Australia with Orchestra VictoriaDirected by Roger Hodgman and conducted by Renato PalumboRigoletto by VerdiState Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, April 12 The first […]
Brian Wroten: from Degree to Deportation
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you’ve ever studied anything at all, you’ll know how stressful it can be to think about what lies ahead after […]
Live Review: Sitkovetsky Trio (Chamber Music’s Harry, Ron, and Hermione)
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO Musica Viva: The Sitkovetsky TrioPiano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 by SmetanaPiano Trio ‘The Village’ by Carl Vine (World Premiere)Piano Trio in […]
Unheard of: Greatest Compositions You’ll Never Hear
BY SAM GILLIES There’s some amazing music out there, much of which you’ll find the opportunity to experience at least once in your life […]
Live Review: Handel’s Orlando
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hobart Baroque FestivalDirected by Chas Rader-Shieber and conducted by Erin Helyard (Orchestra of the Antipodes)Orlando by HandelTheatre Royal, 2 April 2014 ‘Make love not war’ […]
Debut: Mysterious Melismatica Finally Take the Stage
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO Perth isn’t known for being an overly secretive city. Yet somehow, Renaissance vocal ensemble Melismatica won a nationwide competition and attracted […]
Live Review: Hobart Baroque’s Ensemble HB
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hobart Baroque Festival Ensemble HB Air in G, BWV 1068; Harpsichord Concerto in D (Allegro, Adagio e Piano Sempre, Allegro) by Bach Trio […]