Handel’s Theodora: Opera for our uncertain times
ELEANOR WOOD Pinchgut Opera Handel’s Theodora City Recital Hall, 1 December Handel’s Theodora was panned by critics upon its premiere, but is now known […]
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An Infinite Dawn with Luke Jaaniste
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Luke Jaaniste’s new cinematic project was inspired by a captured sunrise. Teaming up with image-maker Jonathan Nalder (JNXYZ), Luke has helped to […]
Porgy and Bess: A Definitive Guide
BY SAMUEL COTTELL George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel met in Paris. As the famed story goes, Gershwin asked Ravel for lessons in composition. Ravel, […]
Tilman Robinson tests the psychological impact of sound
BY SAMUEL PETER Tilman Robinson is a composer and performer based in Melbourne who has just released his second album Deer Heart. Released through […]
Violinist Grace Clifford talks teenage success
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Grace Clifford was just 16 when she scored first place in the 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year […]
Cleo Lee-McGowan on music, language, and study
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Opera singer Cleo Lee-McGowan has won countless awards and a string of scholarships – but still persists with academic studies through […]
6 things I learnt at Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT “It’s like going on a flight!” the cloakroom attendant tells me as I hand over the Target Collection coat I wish […]
Live Review: MSO Sibelius and Shostakovich
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Works by Sibelius, Munro, Shostakovich Hamer Hall, 17 November Like any self-confessed Russian music nerd, concert programs […]
Giveaways and discounts for CutCommon subscribers
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… It’s been an incredible year for new music in Australia, and as the summer arrives there is […]
Win tickets to TwoSet Violin at the Sydney Opera House
Want to score free tickets to see internet sensation TwoSet Violin LIVE? *Competition extended!* Subscribe to CutCommon by December 20, and you’ll go straight into […]