Hitting (or just missing) the high Cs
A Broadway play about one of opera's most notorious coloraturas is set to land in Australia.
February 19, 2013
Dancing with Cacti: Prickly business at Sydney Dance Company
Alexander Ekman talks Duchamp, cacti and why the inner ballerina is desperate to shake it out. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 14, 2013
Tan Dun: composing is Zen; conducting is like tai chi
For the Chinese film composer, synchronising sound and image is a form of martial arts. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 12, 2013
Do classical audiences cough on purpose?
Why do our concert halls so often sound more like hospital wards? A new study points the finger. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 8, 2013
Ballet blues: drama rocks the Bolshoi
Can Russian stoicism weather an acid attack, a fleeing ballerina and a cancelled premiere? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 7, 2013
Nigel Westlake’s Glass Soldier
Turning the tale of a WWI veteran into an orchestral score.
February 6, 2013
Robert Wilson’s Theatrical Universe
On making silent operas and how Einstein on the Beach was supposed to be about Hitler. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 6, 2013
La Scala bans critic after ‘homosexual’ Wagner jibe
Milan’s opera house defends conductor Daniel Harding after newspaper prints personal attack. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 4, 2013
Sarah Blasko on Tour and on Classical Music
How I learned to stop worrying and love classical music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 2, 2013
Composer of the Month: Bohuslav Martinů
Fifty years after his death, the Czech master’s stunningly diverse music deserves an audience as wide as his range of influences.
February 1, 2013
Philip Glass brings his etudes to Perth
Glass sparked the minimalist revolution – then pronounced it dead. But he’s still propelled by the manic energy of those early works. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 30, 2013
Laurie Anderson heads to Perth to defy the ‘Art Police’
The grande dame of New York’s avant garde has met her match composing for Kronos Quartet, but she has many strings to her bow. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 30, 2013
John Rutter: An agnostic speaks out on writing sacred music
The best-selling choral composer is now writing for the harp, but it’s not all choirs of angels. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 19, 2013