LIVE REVIEW // Lydia sees Parsifal (for 4 hours)
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM ParsifalVictorian Opera with the Australian Youth Orchestra and Richard Mills (conductor)Palais Theatre, 20 […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Lunar New Year Celebration at the Sydney Opera House
BY WENDY ZHANG Lunar New Year Celebration Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Elim Chan (conductor); Meng Meng, Amelia Farrugia, Eva Kong (voice); and Jin Wu […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees the Twelve Girls Band
BY WENDY ZHANG “Sydney Beer” 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year Concert (presented by Ausfeng Group)Twelve Girls Band 3 February, Sydney Opera House Prior to attending […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Opera Australia’s Werther
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC WertherOpera AustraliaSydney Opera House, 22 February At this rate, I’ll have seen 12 operas beginning with the letter W by […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jasmine checks out the new Persephone Productions
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Sāvitri Persephone ProductionsFringe World FestivalCheeky Sparrow, 2 February It’s festivals like Fringe World in Perth that help fuel the arts and give smaller production companies the […]
LIVE REVIEW // TSO Live Sessions in Longley
BY JO ST LEON TSO Live SessionsFeaturing musicians of the Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraLongley International Hotel, 3 February I set off for Longley, very aware as I drove that I was heading towards multiple fires and a […]
(Literally) Live Reviews // Invenio Singers
Welcome to CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in Australia. Lydia […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Turandot
BY WENDY ZHANG Turandot Opera AustraliaJoan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 24 January Exotic stage design, stunning choreography punctuated by colours and movement, and brilliant […]
5 reasons any music lover would enjoy the James Henry Band
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM James Henry – a multi-talented composer, singer-songwriter, and sound designer – recently spoke […]
The Australian Haydn Ensemble takes on the Peninsula Summer Music Festival
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Australian Haydn Ensemble and friendsPeninsula Summer Music FestivalSt John’s Church, 5-7 January (three events) Our […]