2018

EVENTS // William Tell with the Victorian Opera

July 17, 2018

CONTENT COURTESY VICTORIAN OPERA Victorian Opera’s thrilling new production of Rossini’s William Tell (Guillaume Tell) marks the first time in more than a century […]

When your orchestra is built on modesty

July 16, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Modest Orchestra doesn’t care if you’re not studying to complete a performance major. It doesn’t care if you don’t want […]

EVENTS // Pictures at an Exhibition with the SSO

July 16, 2018

CONTENT COURTESY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Benjamin Beilman makes his SSO debut in Jennifer Higdon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto. Winning ovations from the first, it’s […]

EVENTS // The Choir of St James’

July 16, 2018

CONTENT COURTESY THE CHOIR OF ST JAMES’ Celebrating the season of the Feast of St James’, The Choir of St James’ performs William Walton’s […]

Challenging “a stereotype of feminine helplessness”

July 16, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Content warning: This interview contains discussion of sexual assault and rape. The dominant man. The helpless woman. When it comes to the […]

Effort and artistry with (amazing) baritone José Carbó

July 14, 2018

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. […]

Considering the narrative of Australia’s colonial pianos

July 12, 2018

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

July 12, 2018

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

July 12, 2018

BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Star Wars IV: A New Hope Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 7 July A curious assortment of […]