Live review: From the Canyons to the Stars
BY SAMUEL COTTELL From the Canyons to the Stars by Messiaen Sydney Symphony Orchestra with visual production by Deborah O’Grady Sydney Opera House, March 11 […]
Reviews
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Live review: Opera Bites does La Traviata
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON La Traviata by Verdi Opera Bites Cello’s Restaurant, The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, March 11 Violetta and her admirer Alfredo move between tables […]
Live review: Benaud Trio
BY DYLAN HENDERSON Homage Benaud Trio Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, 5 March In April 2015, the influential Australian cricketer and commentator […]
Live review: SSO’s Scheherazade
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Scheherazade Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 3 March Scheherazade is the brave story-teller of The Thousand and One Nights, […]
Live review: Banquet of Secrets
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Banquet of Secrets Victorian Opera Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, 1 March Catching up with old friends can often be bittersweet. […]
Live review: Omega performs Herrmann
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘Psycho: The Music of Bernard Herrmann’ Omega Ensemble Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, 28 February The music of Bernard Herrmann is […]
Beethoven & the 21st Century
BY KIERAN WELCH Beethoven & the 21st Century Australian Chamber Orchestra QPAC, 15 February Kicking off the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 2016 season, ‘Beethoven […]
Live Review: Luisa Miller
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Luisa Miller by Verdi Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 11 February A happy domestic scene frozen in white marble depicts a […]
Live Review: Voyage to the Moon
BY LUCY RASH Voyage to the Moon Victorian Opera, Musica Viva Melbourne Recital Hall, 15 February Eighteenth-century Baroque opera is intriguing for many […]
XL Arts’ Dido and Aeneas
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL ‘Dido & Aeneas’ by Purcell XL Arts Inc. St Stephens Anglican Church, 5 February Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’ was the […]