Opera, Reviews 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, …
