How I’m keeping up my chops for 15+ hours of Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Wagner’s Ring Cycle is a marathon for audiences and performers. It features four individual operas with a combined duration of at least […]
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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 […]
5 things I learnt at Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
BY JESSICA CARRASCALAO HEARD Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Opera Australia State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, 13 November It’s not often that, when you go […]
How can we hear classical music in video games?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This story was first published in October 2017 in the Kill Your Darlings literary journal as part of the inaugural KYD New […]
Eva-Marie Middleton: How I reached “adult musicianship”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, Eva-Marie Middleton wrapped up a successful performance of Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos with OperaBox. Doing what she always did […]
6 (more) things I learnt at Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Seated in front of an assemblage of diehard, rather vocal Ring-goers, this operatic cycle’s full power dawns upon me. Here I […]
6 things I learnt at Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT “It’s like going on a flight!” the cloakroom attendant tells me as I hand over the Target Collection coat I wish […]
Bakrnčev: Nurturing new orchestral music
BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV Composer Michael Bakrnčev talks about commissioning other Australian composers for his orchestra The Melbourne Metropolitan Sinfonietta. You’re constantly worried when they […]
5 facts about Verdi with Warwick Fyfe
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Catch up on your Verdi this August 14 when the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra brings prestigious baritone Warwick Fyfe to the state. […]
Modern day income of famous composers
INFOGRAPHIC BY STEPHEN PRITCHARD Ever wondered what the famous composers earned for their well-known works? Debated whether you make more money than Mozart? Stephen Pritchard […]