“Too fat” to sing opera?
ANONYMOUS Editor’s note: This story was written by an emerging opera singer in Australia. She has chosen to publish anonymously to avoid judgement she feels […]
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PHOTOBLOG // Sequins, silk, and the dresses of Sumi Jo
BY SUMI JO AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Sumi Jo is a Grammy-award winning coloratura soprano. The Korean opera star returns to Australia this month for […]
38 thoughts I had making oboe reeds
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR ‘Reeds. Ugh.’ It’s a sentiment uttered by all reed players, all over the world. How can something so tiny […]
How to sell yourself (without selling out)
BY SUSAN DE WEGER Building a loyal audience is one of the biggest challenges facing young artists. Most young classical musicians experience four years […]
This lollipop man has released an EPIC organ album
BY ROBERT JAMES STOVE Robert James Stove obtained a High Distinction in his Monash BMus last year, and is the author of César Franck: His Life […]
How to prepare for your next music competition
BY BOYD OWEN, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE Boyd Owen won first place in the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship in 2017. The dual Australian-New Zealand […]
Understanding Berlioz, with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Sasha Cooke, “Berlioz is just unlike anything else”. “The colour, harmony, melody in his music are beautiful, emotional and […]
7 conductors you should know about
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN Meet the women who are breaking new ground in the Australian conducting scene: the first ever female music director of an Aussie orchestra, the […]
You aren’t boring, so why is your bio?
BY SUSAN DE WEGER If you are serious about attracting and retaining a new audience for classical music, then you need to write about yourself […]
The piece I was born to compose
BY SEAN ROSS Winner of the Director’s Choice Award for opera in the 2014 Boston International Contempo Festival, Tchaikovsky, Angel of Music is not […]