Nick Galvin
Arts Editor
Nick Galvin is Arts Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald
Opera Australia unveils 2025 program amid the chaos
The abrupt departure of artistic director Jo Davies has cast a shadow over a promising 2025 season for the company.
- by Nick Galvin and Elizabeth Flux
Listen to the sounds of the suburbs as you’ve never heard before
Multicultural music producer Richard Petkovic is embarking on his most ambitious project yet.
- by Nick Galvin
Tiny town bats well above average when it comes to artists
For an isolated community of about 2000 people, the place is awash with an extraordinary number of daubers.
- by Nick Galvin
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Opera Australia in turmoil after shock departure of artistic director
Jo Davies had barely 18 months in the key role at the nation’s biggest performing arts company.
- by Nick Galvin
It starts with eight horns: Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s ambitious new season
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor has taken the wraps off next year’s program.
- by Nick Galvin
This ain’t your grandma’s orchestra: ACO celebrates 50 years of pushing the envelope
Half a century on, the Australia Chamber Orchestra is flourishing.
- by Nick Galvin
This terrifying tale is so intense you can feel it in your bones
Hayes Theatre is presenting a classic spine-chiller as its first opera.
- by Nick Galvin
The political odd couple taking the podcast world by storm
Former British politician Rory Stewart is one half of a hugely successful show that promotes intelligent policy discussion.
- by Nick Galvin
End of an era: Bluesfest falls silent after 35 years
The curtain is coming down on one of the nation’s best-loved and longest running music festivals.
- by Nick Galvin
It’s been 70 years in the making, now this Aussie ballet’s time has come
Sydney dancer Simonne Moffitt is finally realising her grandmother’s vision for a work originally condemned for being “too Australian”.
- by Nick Galvin
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