LIVE REVIEW // Bridget gets Mad for Love
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Mad for Love Sumi Jo and José Carbó with Guy Noble QPAC, 21 July The decadence was guaranteed the minute I […]
Reviews
New voices share their experiences of live and recorded music
LIVE REVIEW // Celine experiences Apollo e Dafne
BY CELINE CHONG Apollo e Dafne Brisbance City Opera Sue Banner Theatre, Metro Arts, 19 July In its second season for the year, […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Joyce Yang
BY WENDY ZHANG We would like to welcome Wendy in her first review as a CutCommon contributor. Joyce Yang Musica Viva tour City Recital […]
CRITICISM // What would a feminist make of Lucia di Lammermoor?
BY SYLVIE WOODS Disclaimer: The opinions reflected in this review are those of the writer and not necessarily the publication. Trigger warning: This review contains […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jessica enjoys this storybook of lieder
BY JESSICA CARRASCALÃO HEARD Gala Concert Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song Melba Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, 13 July After […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark goes to Game On
BY MARK BOSCH Game On Ensemble Offspring feat. 2018 Hatched Academy Associate Artist Georgina Oakes (clarinet) BackStage Music Woodburn Creatives, 19 July BackStage […]
LIVE REVIEW // Celine sees the Russian Marvels
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Russian Marvels Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Stephen Hough (piano) and Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) QPAC, 14 July What’d you […]
LIVE REVIEW // Salina goes to Aida
BY SALINA MYAT Aida Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 18 July (opening night) What’d you miss? Cutting-edge technology that actually served the narrative Forbidden […]
Chamber music for 7 hours a day? This was MICMC.
BY JOHN GARRAN The Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition is over for another four years. Occasional correspondent John Garran reflects on eight days of music […]
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 […]