Behind the scenes of Australia’s new opera Dry River Run
BY DR HOLLY CHAMPION This month, I sat down to chat with emerging mezzo-soprano Xenia Puskarz-Thomas and baritone Oliver Boyd. Xenia and Oliver are […]
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This opera was made for you lazy, entitled millennials
BY CARISSA DYALL Aren’t millennials the worst? We spend our house deposits on avocado on toast and specialty coffee. We choose to raise dogs […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alison goes to see K Mak and Xani
BY ALISON PARIS K Mak + Xani Double Release Kathryn Mckee featuring Xani Kolac Spring Hill Reservoirs, 19 August Upon entering the unassuming […]
EVENTS // Melbourne Guitar Festival is baaack!
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE GUITAR FOUNDATION The Melbourne Guitar Festival returns to Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne this September for its fourth iteration. Since […]
Behind the Curtain | Rebecca Castellini, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]
It’s okay if you’re not a child prodigy
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF One evening earlier this month whilst scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed (when I should have been practising), I came across an […]
Homage to cellist and pedagogue Janis Laurs
BY JO ST LEON Disclaimer: This feature was written under the guidance of Curtain University through Open Universities Australia as part of Jo’s studies in […]
LIVE REVIEW // Kiya goes to the Forest Collective
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN Skin Deep Forest Collective Abbotsford Convent, 19 August The Forest Collective’s latest concert provided an immersive glimpse into […]
Composer Michael Mathieson-Sandars explains his new music
BY MICHAEL MATHIESON-SANDARS It’s true enough to say that a musical score communicates to a performer what to play and how to play it. […]
10 minutes with Il Divo
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) We dropped into Universal Music Sydney to get CutCommoners acquainted with mega-successful classical-crossover group Il Divo (pictured above). […]