Music

Australian cities boast a rich culture of music embracing the entire gamut of musical tastes.

Sydney:

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Werther: an opera review by Victor Grynberg

Suicide is painless when Massenet pulls the strings.

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A riddle in the middle: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

The first concert in the SSO Masters Series for 2019 (now sponsored by upmarket travel company Abercrombie & Kent) presented significant works by Janacek and Bartok, book-ending the Australian premiere of a piece by Steve Reich that had been co-commissioned by several orchestras, including the SSO.

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Eavesdropping on heaven: a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing

When a concert series combining the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir was announced, I had to be there – and so did a lot of other music lovers, judging by its sell-out.

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Wozzeck: an opera review by Victor Grynberg

Kentridge makes a masterpiece of Berg’s dark opera

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L-E-V: an experience in dance

L-E-V Dance Company, renowned as an innovative leader in the thriving Israeli contemporary dance scene, will appear at Sydney’s Opera House between Jan-31 and Feb-03.

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