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 […]
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33 thoughts I had while watching La Traviata
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE La Traviata Opera Australia Arts Centre Melbourne, 28 April Act 1 Why is everybody saying that opera is ‘dead’? This […]
Behind the Curtain | Milijana Nikolic, mezzo-soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]
(Literally) Live Reviews // Lewis goes to La Trav
Welcome to our CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our new video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER This week, we examine the many structural changes in some of our celebrated arts organisations around the country. We also celebrate […]
These are the REAL divas of opera
BY SYLVIE WOODS There are three kinds of animal in this world that are, without a shadow of a doubt, more fabulous than you. […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER This week comes with lots of call-outs for music lovers of all ages, and a few announcements about some concerts coming […]
Sylvie goes to La Traviata
BY SYLVIE WOODS La Traviata Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 12 March What’d you miss? Verdi’s wildest party of all An unusual interaction during […]
Joseph Asquith reviews Carmen
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH Carmen by Bizet Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 10 February What’d you miss? A modern Australian take on this classic iPhones and […]
Live review: Sylvie Woods goes to The Merry Widow
BY SYLVIE WOODS The Merry Widow Opera Australia Melbourne Arts Centre, (opening night) What’d you miss? Handsome gents leaping about in suits A Marilyn […]