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Postcard from New York: Akhnaten, Philip Glass, Metropolitan Opera

Humphrey Bower

Akhnaten is the third of Philip Glass’s early trilogy of portrait-operas, following Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha (the latter …

Opera, Reviews, Screen

La Traviata (Opéra National de Paris) review

Humphrey Bower

NB: this is a review of Opéra National de Paris’ La Traviata, broadcast in Australian cinemas as part of the …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

Ghost Sonata review (Opera Australia scenery workshop, Sydney)

Jason Whittaker

We’re not in the Opera House anymore, Toto. It’s cold. The seats are uncomfortably plastic. And the opera is unlike …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

Sweeney Todd review (WA Opera at His Majesty’s, Perth)

Humphrey Bower

The tale of Sweeney Todd – the ‘demon barber of Fleet Street’ who slit the throats of his victims and …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

Whiteley opera review (Sydney Opera House)

Jason Whittaker

A particularly Antipodean colloquialism for masturbation is sung in full operatic voice in the Joan Sutherland Theatre mere moments into …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

Anna Bolena opera review (Sydney Opera House)

Jason Whittaker

The jumbotrons are back. After Opera Australia gave Aida a digital makeover last year, with dazzling impact, the dance of …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

A Little Night Music review (Playhouse, Melbourne)

Jason Whittaker

A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim’s 1973 bodice-ripping musical, has become a favourite of opera companies over the years. And …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

Sweeney Todd review (Darling Harbour Theatre, Sydney)

Jason Whittaker

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd, the chorus sings. And that’s no small feat. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece is an Everest …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

West Side Story review (Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney)

Jason Whittaker

Like the No. 1 subway through the Upper West Side, a thin line bisects this alfresco West Side Story on …

Opera, Reviews, Stage

Salome review (Sydney Opera House)

Jason Whittaker

What are we to make of Salome—Richard Strauss’ one-act opera after Oscar Wilde’s one-act play—in an age of religious emergency, …

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