Reviews

  • Opera Review: La Traviata/Opera Australia

    La Traviata  –  Giuseppe Verdi Opera Australia, 3 July 2015 It is only two years since Opera Australia last revived Elijah Moshinsky’s 1994 production ofLa Traviata.  In this winter season it follows the revival of Graeme Murphy’s 1990 production of Turandot and precedes a revival of Moshinsky’s 1999 production of Don Carlos.  In these difficult financial times Opera Australia is clearly making extensive use of its earlier investment in fine productions which…

  • Opera Review: Turandot/Opera Australia

    Turandot  – Giacomo Puccini Opera Australia, 24 June 2015  Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House It is now 25 years since Graeme Murphy’s much-admired production of Turandot was first seen in 1990.  During that time it has achieved almost iconic status because of the sheer beauty of many of its stage pictures.  Murphy’s background as a choreographer is evident throughout as the opera unfolds in a series of…

  • Concert Review: Musica Anonymous, Zephyr Quartet And Jane Sheldon

    Música Anonymous The Zephyr Quartet and Jane Sheldon The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House 17 June 2015  The ‘anonymous music’ which provided the title for this concert consists of folk and traditional music from far-flung countries, arranged by the performers themselves or by contemporary composers. The Zephyr Quartet, based in Adelaide, comprises four classically trained string players who endeavour to expand the boundaries of the normal quartet repertoire by working…