David Meadows

Reviewer

David is a career performing arts practitioner based in Melbourne. He aspires to transcendence in his artistic endeavours. When it comes to opera, he has very little patience with those in professional practice who attempt anything but the same.

Cheremushki

CHEREMUSHKI. Shostakovich’s unique operetta.

The full title of Shostakovich’s operetta is Moscow, Cheremushki (Москва, Черемушки), and it was a direct, explicit response to the very specific reality of the housing crisis in Soviet Russia in the 1950s.

La Traviata

La Traviata in Melbourne

LA TRAVIATA. Opera Australia, Wednesday May 4, 2022. State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by…