Review: Of People & Song (Melbourne Chamber Orchestra)
An exciting showcase – not just for Lior and his new song cycle, but also for the MCO’s string players.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
An exciting showcase – not just for Lior and his new song cycle, but also for the MCO’s string players.
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