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A man in a rust-coloured collared shirt stands with his hands folded under the sign Boucla Cafe Discover your operatic palette
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Discover your operatic palette

1 April 2021

What’s the most decadent cultural experience you can think of? The West Australian Opera have launched their 2021 Cooking with Opera series which brings together the opulence of opera with luxury food. Daniele Foti-Cuzzola shares more about this highly indulgent program currently unfolding in Subiaco.

Reading time • 9 minutesMusic
A choir and orchestra dressed in black fill a wooden concert hall stage Easter (Oratorio) arrives in Perth
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Easter (Oratorio) arrives in Perth

1 April 2021

The St George’s Cathedral Consort expands the musical horizon for West Australians in this Holy Week collaboration with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

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Three people stand in front of a black background holding three puppets including a human-sized crocodile with a pink feather boa Easter gig guide for kids
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Easter gig guide for kids

31 March 2021

The Easter holidays are coming and we’ve compiled a list of creative adventures for families.

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IG and FB @placeorpoint A view from the back of Hackett Hall, framed by the whale skeleton. WA’s musical richness on display
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WA’s musical richness on display

10 March 2021

Perth Festival’s second chamber music concert highlights the extraordinary talent of Western Australian musicians in a concert of intimacy and magnitude, writes Rosalind Appleby.

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A concert for these times
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A concert for these times

7 March 2021

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra was reunited with principal conductor Asher Fisch for their 2021 season opener, and Rosalind Appleby says it was a performance that spoke of hope.

Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
An aerial photo of a crowd of thousands under lights in a park surrounded by high rise buildings Park opera still on song after 30 years
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Park opera still on song after 30 years

27 February 2021

The exceptional talents of some of our great opera stars turned Opera in the Park’s 30th Anniversary Gala into a transcendent experience, Rosalind Appleby discovered.

Reading time • 5 minutesPerth Festival
More room needed for musical magic
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More room needed for musical magic

21 February 2021

Freeze Frame Opera’s adaptation of Dvorak’s Rusalka has some golden comic moments but was hampered by venue limitations at its Perth Festival season, writes Rosalind Appleby, with junior reviewer Bethany Stopher.

Reading time • 8 minutesPerth Festival
Saved by a magical flying house
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Saved by a magical flying house

21 February 2021

The team behind Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories casts another spell with HOUSE, a heartwarming tale of humour, hope and courage that enchants Rosalind Appleby and junior reviewer Saskia Haluszkiewicz.

Reading time • 8 minutesPerth Festival

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Cleaver Street Studio

 

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