Love, lust and buckets of blood add up to an operatic masterpiece
The stars aligned when Handel produced one of his greatest works.
- by Nick Galvin
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Swimmer, actor, singer: This unusual triple-threat brings it all to a new lead role
Cody Simpson quit competitive swimming this year and will return to the stage in a role made famous on screen by Marlon Brando.
- by Nick Galvin
‘Myths don’t come from nowhere’: Why the Penrith Panther is getting its own show
Real or not, the elusive beast has its claws deep into the collective psyche of the western city. Art gallery director Toby Chapman is no exception.
- by Nick Galvin
Bob Geldof once said he wanted to get ‘rich, famous and laid’. Here’s how that worked out for him
The musician and global activist still has plenty more to say.
- by Nick Galvin
The musical ‘chameleon’ taking the guitar places you’ve never considered
Sean Shibe has built a reputation for relentlessly pushing the boundaries of his instrument.
- by Nick Galvin
‘We behaved quite badly’: Sex, drugs and mock and roll – Eric Idle’s very funny world
At 81, founding Monty Python member Eric Idle is still looking for new ways to make people laugh.
- by Nick Galvin
Murder, magic and a riot of colour: Sydney Festival 2025 unveiled
A flagship event will see the story of an infamous 1954 murder staged in the Sydney courthouse in which it was heard.
- by Nick Galvin
‘A win-win’: Iconic Sydney theatre makes a comeback
A host of big names got their start at the Footbridge Theatre. Now it has reopened its doors to the next generation of performers.
- by Nick Galvin
The once ‘strange’ child now saving a go-to Sydney nightlife venue
When Beau Neilson found out a Sydney institution was going to be turned into a fish-and-chip shop, “it felt like physical pain”.
- by Nick Galvin
‘We’re still here’: Indigenous performers send a message down millennia
DanceRites, the annual celebration of Indigenous culture, is much more than a competition to participants.
- by Nick Galvin
What ex-Opera Australia boss Lyndon Terracini did next
Backed by a reclusive billionaire, former Opera Australia boss Lyndon Terracini has big plans for a tiny regional town.
- by Nick Galvin
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