Top 10 Must-Have Foods for Christmas Dinner with the Composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dad’s carving the turkey, Mum’s roasting the veggies, and Grandma’s pudding is about to get hot. But what would be on your […]
2014
Composition: A Five Point Plan
BY YANPENG ZHANG I was born in Northeast China in 1989. In my early years, my parents were very surprised at my talent and […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Falstaff
BY LUCY RASH AND MEGAN BURSLEM Opera Australia Falstaff by Verdi State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 1 December 2014 It can take a […]
Off key: women composers get a raw deal on play rates
BY SALLY MACARTHUR, University of Western Sydney Women make up 25 per cent of the Australian composing population but still get a raw deal when […]
Live Review: anon.
BY UMA MUTHIA anon. ‘The Other Side’ featuring works by Bottesini, Piazzolla, and Milhaud Wysleskie Auditorium, Centre for Theology and Ministry, Parkville, 21 November […]
Live Review: Don Pasquale
BY LUCY RASH AND MEGAN BURSLEM Opera Australia Don Pasquale by Donizetti State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 19 November 2014 The ’50s is […]
When Spain Meets Melbourne: Andrew Blanch
BY UMA MUTHIA The warm Spanish sun sets over the sound of lively castanets, passionate serenades, a clicking of heels and the whirling of […]
Better than Broadway: Alice Chance and Will Yaxley
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you’ve ever thought about performing in a musical, I guarantee you this: fun will be had. School musicals are some […]
Live Review: Ben Folds
BY BEN NIELSEN Ben Folds and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 14 November 2014 “You’ve got two kinds of cities: ones […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Tosca
BY LUCY RASH AND MEGAN BURSLEM Opera Australia Tosca by Puccini State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 12 November 2014 Blurb: Narrative is powerful. […]