Opera Australia’s new production of Turandot has elements of staging and singing to commend – but nothing quite comes up to the level of Young Woo Kim.
- Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney
A new production by Kate Gaul does not shy away from pantomime silliness.
This year Ludwig van Beethoven turns 250. Though some of his creations have been overexposed, they are indisputably brilliant. And there are still others waiting to be discovered by music lovers.
A new opera focuses more on the personal life of artist Brett Whiteley than his artistic creations. As the opera reveals, a life like Whiteley’s does not offer a clear moral message.
An Australian Chamber Orchestra concert features works by Jonny Greenwood, Sufjan Stevens and The Nationals’ Bryce Dessner, along with those of modern Polish composers.
Few classical musicians can fill out an 8,000 seat hall. But then few classical musicians are like André Rieu.
With An Alpine Symphony, Richard Strauss achieved something remarkable: the painting of the German alps, complete with cow meadows and waterfalls, in sound.
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