Victor Grynberg, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/victor-grynberg/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:49:01 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Eugene Onegin https://www.jwire.com.au/eugene-onegin/ https://www.jwire.com.au/eugene-onegin/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:49:01 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=178843 An opera review by Victor Grynberg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is widely acknowledged as the finest Russian composer of all time. In fact, most critics will categorise him as one of the five greatest composers ever. Tchaikovsky is best known for his symphonies, especially 4, 5, and 6, his violin and piano concertos, and his […]

The post Eugene Onegin appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/eugene-onegin/feed/ 0 178843 Hansel & Gretel- now a spectacular opera https://www.jwire.com.au/hansel-gretel-now-a-spectacular-opera/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hansel-gretel-now-a-spectacular-opera/#respond Sun, 15 Feb 2026 05:50:22 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=177638 An Opera Review by Victor Grynberg There would be few people unaware of the famous fairy tale Hansel & Gretel, written by the German brothers Grimm in 1812. Unusually for a fairy tale, it was used for an opera with music by the acclaimed German composer Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) and an original German libretto by […]

The post Hansel & Gretel- now a spectacular opera appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hansel-gretel-now-a-spectacular-opera/feed/ 0 177638 Turandot—Terrific https://www.jwire.com.au/turandot-terrific/ https://www.jwire.com.au/turandot-terrific/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:39:18 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=177073 An opera review by Victor Grynberg The standing ovation for this new production of Turandot by a packed mid-week audience at the Joan Sutherland Theatre in the Sydney Opera House was absolutely justified by both the supreme musical quality of this final work by Giacomo Puccini and the really splendid production and singing. Puccini certainly is […]

The post Turandot—Terrific appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/turandot-terrific/feed/ 0 177073 Madama Butterfly………just magnificent https://www.jwire.com.au/madama-butterflyjust-magnificent/ https://www.jwire.com.au/madama-butterflyjust-magnificent/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:35:02 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=176322 An opera review by Victor Grynberg Madama Butterfly is one of the most acclaimed operas of all time. One of 12 written by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), it is consistently acknowledged as one of four Puccini super hits. Tosca, Turandot, and La Bohème are among the 10 operas performed most worldwide. Its fantastic melodies require great […]

The post Madama Butterfly………just magnificent appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/madama-butterflyjust-magnificent/feed/ 1 176322 Bizet’s Carmen: new production absolutely dazzling https://www.jwire.com.au/bizets-carmen-new-production-absolutely-dazzling/ https://www.jwire.com.au/bizets-carmen-new-production-absolutely-dazzling/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:07:53 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=172645 An opera review by Victor Grynberg No matter how many times you may have seen this opera before, this brand new production, set in current times by Melbourne Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, is unmissable. 150 years after George Bizet wrote Carmen, it’s remarkable how relevant this story remains today. Last night I witnessed […]

The post Bizet’s Carmen: new production absolutely dazzling appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/bizets-carmen-new-production-absolutely-dazzling/feed/ 0 172645 Showstoppers: A night of musical perfection https://www.jwire.com.au/showstoppers-a-night-of-musical-perfection/ https://www.jwire.com.au/showstoppers-a-night-of-musical-perfection/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:10:34 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=163758 A music review by Victor Grynberg I have loved the music of Richard Rodgers (original family name Rogazinsky) all my life. His partnership with Lorenz Hart was brilliant and included great shows like Pal Joey with wonderful songs like MANHATTAN. Even greater success would come with his partnership with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein 11. Commencing with […]

The post Showstoppers: A night of musical perfection appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/showstoppers-a-night-of-musical-perfection/feed/ 0 163758 Kaddish – a Holocaust Memorial concert https://www.jwire.com.au/kaddish/ https://www.jwire.com.au/kaddish/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:42:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=163436 A music review by Victor Grynberg I’ve been fortunate enough to have been at many thousands of symphonic concerts since the 1950s but this was the most moving concert I have ever attended, The title of this concert was certainly indicative of a very moving program but what was played and narrated left expectations far […]

The post Kaddish – a Holocaust Memorial concert appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/kaddish/feed/ 2 163436 Sunset Boulevard https://www.jwire.com.au/sunset-boulevard-2/ https://www.jwire.com.au/sunset-boulevard-2/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:07:50 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161805 A musical review by Victor Grynberg It should come as no surprise that Opera Australia, renowned for productions of Classic operas by the likes of Puccini, Donizetti and Verdi, is also capable of producing an excellent version of a modern classic musical . Sunset Boulevard was written in 1993 as a musical version of the […]

The post Sunset Boulevard appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/sunset-boulevard-2/feed/ 0 161805 The Magic Flute now brilliant Australiana https://www.jwire.com.au/the-magic-flute-now-brilliant-australiana/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-magic-flute-now-brilliant-australiana/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 04:23:54 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=155598 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in his all too short life, wrote masterpiece after masterpiece…writes Victor Grynberg. Both symphonic and operatic. He wrote 22 operas, of which four in particular are major hits even today. Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro and his final opera, The Magic Flute, premiered only three months before his […]

The post The Magic Flute now brilliant Australiana appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-magic-flute-now-brilliant-australiana/feed/ 0 155598 Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata in best production ever https://www.jwire.com.au/verdis-masterpiece-la-traviata-in-best-production-ever/ https://www.jwire.com.au/verdis-masterpiece-la-traviata-in-best-production-ever/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 04:43:20 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=154626 An Opera review by Victor Grynberg  Critics are meant to be unbiased, but this critic will happily admit that Giuseppe Verdi is his favourite (amongst quite a few) opera composer, and of all the Verdi masterpieces, La Traviata is indeed his first choice. For a generation, I always thought the classic production originally directed and […]

The post Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata in best production ever appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/verdis-masterpiece-la-traviata-in-best-production-ever/feed/ 0 154626