Effort and artistry with (amazing) baritone José Carbó
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN He has entertained as Verdi’s Rigoletto, meddled as Rossini’s Figaro, and bullied as Mozart’s Count Almaviva. He has lost as Tonio. […]
July 2018
Considering the narrative of Australia’s colonial pianos
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Content warning: This story contains mention of suicide, and historical violence against Indigenous populations. Beaumont House composer-in-residence Gabriella Smart will present […]
Live review // Forest Collective presents Berceuse
BY ANNI KALCO Berceuse Forest Collective Church of All Nations, Carlton, 6 July It’s a cold Melbourne night, and we are inside a […]
Bridget goes to see Star Wars IV with the QSO
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Star Wars IV: A New Hope Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 7 July A curious assortment of […]
How to be a self-made artist
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF We would like to welcome Miranda in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. History is filled with artists who have […]
LONGREAD // Composing for video game with Philip Sheppard
BY PHILIP SHEPPARD AS TOLD TO CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES COORDINATOR Philip Sheppard co-composed Sony’s Detroit: Become Human, a new video game for PS4. In this story, […]
Jacqueline Dark: From physics to contemporary opera
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Musician. Actress. Artist. Storyteller. The apex of all creative pursuits is personified in Jacqueline Dark. (And on top of it all, she’s […]
The classical music that will make you calm
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON We would like to welcome Jasmine in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. We’re mid-way through 2018, but it’s already […]
“Too fat” to sing opera?
ANONYMOUS Editor’s note: This story was written by an emerging opera singer in Australia. She has chosen to publish anonymously to avoid judgement she feels […]
PHOTOBLOG // Sequins, silk, and the dresses of Sumi Jo
BY SUMI JO AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Sumi Jo is a Grammy-award winning coloratura soprano. The Korean opera star returns to Australia this month for […]