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  • A large orchestra stands on a stage, the conductor at the centre. They are all facing the audience. Fisch’s big gamble richly rewarding
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    Fisch’s big gamble richly rewarding

    27 May 2023

    The orchestra is huge and so is the music. Bourby Webster revels in the masterful direction of two of opera’s greatest composers and welcomes the next generation to the stage.  

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • WA Opera's Tosca. A woman dressed in red kneels on the floor against a blue background. She is casting strong shadow against the wall Passionate Tosca heralds new approach
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    Passionate Tosca heralds new approach

    17 July 2022

    It’s hard to say which element steals the show in WA Opera’s Tosca, writes Bourby Webster – the set is breathtaking, the singing sublime, and the WA Symphony Orchestra under Rebecca Lang world-class.

    Reading time • 6 minutesOpera
  • Asher Fisch conducts the West Australian Symphony Orchestra Fisch comes full circle
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    Fisch comes full circle

    1 December 2019

    Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem ⋅
    Perth Concert Hall, 29 November ⋅
    Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅

    Reading time • 3 minutesMusic
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