Encountering the inexplicable
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER The cohabitant of my house and heart returned home this evening from another rehearsal as the repetiteur for an upcoming production. […]
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Top 10 intense composer love affairs
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT In the wise words of Stravinsky: “In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Turandot
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Opera Australia Turandot by Puccini Sydney Opera House, 24 June 2015 A full house greeted the opening night performance of […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Madama Butterfly
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Opera Australia ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Puccini State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 6 May 2015. With boundless energy and breath-taking imagery, […]
Live Review: Tosca
BY BEN NIELSEN Opera Australia Tosca by Puccini Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 13 January 2105 “Have we seen this before?” […]
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. […]