Narcissus garden , originally uploaded by Ninoxowl . (Revised 6 September 2009) I visited Brisbane for a commercial purpose but went dow...

On 18 April we heard a concert associated with the Aurora Festival, at the Music Workshop Conservatorium of Music. There were three works o...

This morning the Sydney Morning Herald contained an obituary of Kisho Kurokawa, the Japanese architect who died on 12 October this year. I f...

I was disappointed with Vanessa by Samuel Barber, which began its season at the New York City Opera on November 5. The production and singi...

On Saturday afternoon, 3 November, I saw this seasons opening performance of La Traviata at the Met. The production, which is now almost ten...

David Walker as Ottone with automatic weapon and reflections. I had almost given up on New York City Opera. The performances I had seen ther...

On Friday 2 November, I returned to Avery Fisher Hall and the New York Philharmonic. The conductor was Semyon Bychokov and the soloists i...