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Nick Galvin

Nick Galvin is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Dyer on the set of Bittersweet Obsessions.

Bittersweet symphonies

Bach's uncharacteristically silly Coffee Cantata will form one part of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's concert series, Bittersweet Obsessions.

Costume party: Sara Kolijn inspects some of the treasures that will go into the sale.

Grab a blood-stained bargain

Even with an entire warehouse for a wardrobe, eventually something has to give, which is why Opera Australia will stage the garage sale to end all garage sales this weekend, with more than 2000 wild and wacky outfits for sale.

Kindred spirits: Richard Gill and trombone player James Greening.

What jazz owes Beethoven

If anyone can make the connection between Bernie McGann's distinctive jazz voice and that of Beethoven, it's veteran conductor and music educator Richard Gill.

Kip Williams: "It's the culmination of a lot of hard work and a lot of collaboration."

Next year at STC is all Kip

Next year's Sydney Theatre Company season will all be the work of Kip Williams, and he couldn't be more delighted finally to be able to put his stamp on the company's program.

Water music: Between Music's Dea Marie Kjeldsen and four other musicians will be at the Sydney Festival in 2018.

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.