Politics, parties and underwater music
Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch reveals some of his plans for 2018, despite barely having had time to draw breath after his initial turn in the big chair.
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Nick Galvin
Nick Galvin is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald
Opera Australia comes home with a diverse program
Opera Australia is bringing the best local and overseas talent to the stage in 2018.
How do you solve a problem like Lucretia?
The opera by British composer Benjamin Britten has long been regarded as a "problem work".
A dream come true for Richard Tognetti
Approaching his 29th year leading the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti still seems like a man in a hurry, boiling with fresh ideas and ambition.
New orchestra boss Dunch will wear her badge with pride
It is nearly 20 years since Emma Dunch quit as a publicist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and moved to the US, where she carved out a successful career in arts management and fund-raising.
Overcoming disability to realise musical dream
Jess has severe cerebral palsy and performing in this ensemble is the culmination of one of her long-cherished dreams.
'We're going to need a big orchestra'
There are precious few instruments that can challenge the volume of a symphony orchestra in full flight, but the huge Japanese drums called odaiko are more than up to the task.
The show (director) must go on
With just two hours' notice that he would have to "go on" because one of his leading actors had been felled by the flu, there was no time for Ensemble Theatre artistic director Mark Kilmurry to be nervous.
Veteran reviewer's passion and honesty snare top award
Shand, who has contributed to The Sydney Morning Herald for more than 24 years, won the award for a piece entitled The Role of Music in a Post-Truth World.
Maestro Robertson to stay on at helm of SSO
The tenure of Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor David Robertson has been extended to six years in what he has described as a "vote of confidence" from the orchestra.
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