Ben Oxley Archive

Metropolitan Opera in HD, Cremorne, Orpheum Theatre Hector Berlioz, the remarkable revealer of mysteries, reveries and epic tales, draws for inspiration on Virgil’s account of the ancient civilizations of Troy, Carthage and their aggressors. This opera may not be for the attention-challenged …

  Cinema audiences were transported from Dendy Quays to the austerity of the American Civil War earlier this month with a re-screening of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln.  This much-anticipated major release, timed to bring revenue from the theatres and accolades in the awards season, promises …

Renowned conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy breaches the divide to the master in this concert version of the Tchaikovsky opera last enjoyed by Sydney audiences in the 1979 Australian Opera production. The chilly despair of Tchaikovsky’s dark masterpiece, set in the aristocratic salons of …

“Exit in case of Brahms.” This was plastered on the walls in the venue of the premiere of Brahms’ 1st symphony. We had no need of this exhortation on the account given by The Metropolitan Orchestra at Balmain Town Hall. Here was …