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.
Author Archives: Rosalind Appleby
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.
Easter gig guide for kids
31 March 2021
The Easter holidays are coming and we’ve compiled a list of creative adventures for families.
Music industry awards announced as Federal Government increases funding
25 March 2021
This week the WA Music Awards celebrate the resilience of the local music scene, as the industry welcomes new RISE funding from the Federal Government.
Festival ends with more fizzle than bang
15 March 2021
Though it started promisingly, Perth Festival’s tour through the history of jazz left Rosalind Appleby wanting more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.