Articles by Irina Dunn
OPERA: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Gilbert & Sullivan is a cash cow for Opera Australia, which knows audiences will flock to see ... Read more
OPERA: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
As director of Le Nozze di Figaro, Neil Armfield draws out the great comic potential of what ... Read more
OPERA: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
OA's A Little Night Music is a knockout, with Sigrid Thornton and Anthony Warlow leading a stellar ... Read more
OPERA: LA TRAVIATA
Opera is littered with the corpses and ruined reputations of much maligned women. Violetta in Verdi's La ... Read more
OPERA: TOSCA
[gallery] If, sometimes, you get a little weary of seeing the same old (but gorgeous) period sets on ... Read more
OPERA: MANON
Amelia Farrugia is aptly cast as Manon, the vivacious prostitute heroine of Jules Massenet's eponymous opera, which ... Read more
OPERA: COSI FAN TUTTE
Mozart's comic opera Cos Fan Tutte is given new life in Jim Sharman's direction of a tale ... Read more
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OPERA: THE MIKADO
Anthony Warlow reprises his role as Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner of Titipu, alongside a stellar cast ... Read more
OPERA: MANON LESCAUT
[caption id="attachment_9114" align="alignnone" width="144" caption=" Branco Gaica "] [/caption] With five librettists working on Manon Lescaut, it ... Read more
OPERA: BAROQUE MASTERPIECES
As the indisputably greatest exponents of the Baroque style, Handel and Purcell are perennial favourites on the ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
MOMOS - NO NO NO NOT LIKE THAT
This debut release from The Momos is ...
Read moreJUNIP - FIELDS
Earlier this year Junip appeared on the ...
Read moreSALMONELLA DUB - FREAK CONTROLLER
Reggae music is big in New Zealand. ...
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Theatre
MUSICAL: EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY
Choreographer and Bondi local Daniella Lacob says ...
Read moreTHEATRE: QUACK
It's not often you see a zombie ...
Read moreSPRING DANCE
The golden age of dance in Australia ...
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Events
EVENT: THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES
Think you know art? Think you've seen ...
Read moreGUERILLA WORD ARMY & THE AUSTRALIAN POETRY FESTIVAL
Sydney's Central Business District will be the ...
Read moreWarning, Sydney: Graphic scenes ahead
"The illustration scene in Australia? I'm still ...
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Comedy
COMEDY: KITTY FLANAGAN
Kitty is a lot more cautious than ...
Read moreTHEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
I await the day when my local ...
Read moreCOMEDY: FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET
"It's a play on Fear of a ...
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Books
PECHA KUCHA 20x20 FOR HAITI
Like most great things in this world, ...
Read moreMANDY SAYER'S AUSTRALIAN LONG STORY
Let's face it; loads of people don't ...
Read moreTALKS: SYDNEY IDEAS
Thinking about public lectures, I find myself ...
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Exhibitions
THE BLAKE PRIZE & AVANT-ART
Like most of Australia's biggest art prizes, ...
Read moreEXHIBITION: MCA NEW SEASON
PRIMAVERA 2010 This year's annual Primavera exhibition showcasing ...
Read moreEXHIBITION: PAINTING THE ROCKS
The Rocks were once described as the, ...
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Movies
MOVIE: THE RELUCTANT INFIDEL
Mahmud Nasir is a moderate British Muslim ...
Read moreSYDNEY FRINGE: UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
Avid filmophiles, take heed. Don't be a ...
Read moreMOVIE: PIRANHA 3D
Utterly ridiculous; these two words best sum ...
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