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Mozart’s Idomeneo: Artistic Excellence Takes Centre Stage at the Sydney Opera House
Idomeneo was Mozart’s first serious opera and is a renowned – albeit underperformed – masterpiece. It’s full of irreconcilable…
25 Feb 2024 culture
The Magic Flute: A Charming Aussie Reimagining of Mozart’s Iconic Fairytale
Mozart’s The Magic Flute is an opera aptly used to introduce children and adults alike to the delightful…
5 Feb 2024 culture
Opera Australia’s Aida: Powerful voices make for a dazzling reprisal
The iconic Joan Sutherland Theatre stage at the Sydney Opera House stepped back in time to ancient Egypt…
22 Jun 2023 culture
Opera Australia’s enthralling revival of Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto
Since it was first performed in the Sydney Opera House in 1991, the late Elojah Moshinsky’s acclaimed production…
16 Jun 2023 culture
Ilya Gringolts plays Bruch and proves he is the “Violinist’s Violinist”
Ilya Gringolts is the “violinist’s violinist” and his performance of Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G Major, backed by…
11 Feb 2023 culture
Don Giovanni: The Satisfying Demise of a Womanising Megalomaniac
David McVicar’s third revival of his highly celebrated 2014 Don Giovanni has hit the stage at Sydney Opera…
8 Jan 2023 culture
Amadeus: The Enthralling Jealousy of Mozart’s Rival at The Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House has kicked off its 50th anniversary program with the late Peter Shaffer’s best-known play Amadeus.…
3 Jan 2023 Main
Revolutionary Romance by ARCO Chamber Soloists
What could be better than a classical concert on a spring Sunday afternoon? I was delighted to attend…
18 Sep 2017 Main
Nigel Kennedy performs Vivaldi at the Sydney Opera House
While this wasn’t my first classical performance at a major venue, it was my first at the Sydney…
8 Feb 2017 culture
Opera in the Pub
The poet W.H. Auden once said ‘No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing…
14 Sep 2016