Retired from a career which took me to Ireland,the Phillipines, Solomon Islands, USA, and Australia, I am involved in radio - classical music,radio for the blind, and theatre criticism. My wife and I have been "foodies" for many years - our most memorable meal - at the "Tour D'Argent" in Paris on New Years Day 2000.
Last year we experienced the Van Gogh Exhibition and loved it. Monet in Paris is even better.
From the moment you w... [more]
There were no assigned seats, so arriving early proved to be a good idea, as we had a slightly elevated position, an... [more]
Many of the usual suspects were there, by which I mean 4MBS volunteers, in the wonderfully ornate Great Hall of Brisba... [more]
Guy Noble has become the urbane and somewhat zany face of the QSO's "Music on Sundays" which plays to capacity audiences... [more]
We are very fortunate to have the world-class QSO as our resident orchestra in Brisbane. And to have 4MBS who not only ... [more]
On Sunday 14 May 2023 at 2:15 pm, as part of the 4MBS Festival of Classics, we joined The Queensland Choir as, promp... [more]
The Concert Hall was crammed with people – even the choir area surrounding the orchestra was full. And there was a... [more]
If you have managed to get tickets to the sellout performances of Giselle by the Queensland Ballet get ready to be e... [more]
Leo Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Illych is an unflinching account of an apparently unremarkable man's encounter with his ... [more]
The audience, and to some extent the cast, needed the first ten minutes or so to find their wavelength. Was this a ... [more]
Following the trajectory of Choir Boy is to track the stellar venues of the theatrical world – inter alia Lond... [more]
The Scottish Opera! Brooding, harrowing and bewitching
Queensland Opera's Macbeth was packed to the rafters on openin... [more]
I was apprehensive about going to Breaking The Castle. A play about drug addiction may be worthy and meaningful no ... [more]
Once again, QPAC Concert Hall was packed and humming with anticipation. We are very lucky to have the chance to have so... [more]
This was the opening concert for the QSO in 2023. Changes in 2023 include Umberto Clerici taking up a 3-year appoint... [more]
We were mentally ticking the boxes as we entered the Concert Hall.
A soloist trained by Itzhak Parlman and deemed wor... [more]
The seats overlooking the orchestra were full – always a sign of a full house. And there was a buzz of anticipation... [more]
"I hope you are going to enjoy it – it's a bit full-on". So said the person giving me my tickets.
I wondered whethe... [more]
This was an evening of superb and memorable entertainment. This statement appears unlikely on a first look at the pr... [more]
Most of us are familiar with Edgar Degas' famous paintings of ballet dancers who inspired his Impressionist artworks o... [more]
It is that time of year when life becomes hectic and festive celebrations can seem more onerous than relaxing. Not so ... [more]
The evening of the 26th of November at the QPAC Concert Hall was an unforgettable occasion for a large number of pa... [more]
"On the sixth day of April 1759, George Frideric Handel, in poor health, bedridden and almost completely blind, made an ... [more]
This performance did not meet my expectations – it far exceeded them.
The program told us that the show would be "I... [more]
The choir seats, on either side of the orchestra, were full - a sure sign of a capacity audience. And the deafening appl... [more]
To read the CVs of Ensemble Q is to wonder what the rest of us have done with our lives. Adjunct and Associate Profe... [more]
One of the delights of live performances is the contrast in style between performers - in this performance, for ins... [more]
The lights come up to show one woman sitting alone at a long table.
We are about to be taken on two harrowing... [more]
