by Robert Dunstan | Jun 9, 2021 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
[MUSIC ~ SA] by Robert Dunstan. Adelaide’s long-running Sympathy Orchestra have just released their third album, a 10-track offering simply known as third album and will now launch it at The Wheatsheaf Hotel. The Clothesline speaks with drummer and percussionist John...
by Ian Bell | Mar 6, 2021 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews, WOMADelaide 2021
[WORLD MUSIC] King Rodney Park/Ityamai-itpina, Fri 5 Mar. Like so many things in the 2021 Adelaide Festival season, WOMADelaide this year is a very different creature to a ‘regular’ one. I say ‘regular’ because WOMADelaide is never any kind of ‘regular’. There are...
by Janine Spearpoint | Nov 17, 2019 | Opera, Reviews
[OPERA ~ SA] Festival Theatre, Sat 16 Nov. The Mikado is a story of love, execution and despair all wrapped up in perfect comedic timing, State Opera South Australia has once again produced a high-quality act that does not disappoint. With a modern twist, The Mikado...
by Janine Spearpoint | Mar 25, 2019 | Event, Live Music, Musical Theatre, Opera, Reviews
Victoria Square, Tarndanyangga, Sat 23 Mar. Carmen is possibly one of the best known operas performed on the modern stage, but even if you are unfamiliar with the storyline, the music is often far-reaching in the community with songs such as The Habanera and Toreador...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 9, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Family Entertainment, Live Music, Music, Reviews, WOMADelaide 2019
[WORLD MUSIC ~ INT] Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla, Fri 8 Mar. WOMADelaide #23. But who’s counting?! A gentle breeze blew across the park under an overcast sky as the first act on the Foundation Stage got underway. In a WOMAD first they actually started early (WOMADelaide...