Freeze Frame Opera knows how to please a crowd, getting the balance of humour and superlative singing just right. Bourby Webster has a great night out.
Tag Archives: Rachelle Durkin
Features
Breaking down artistic barriers
22 March 2023
A small arts organisation based in the Great Southern, Breaksea isn’t afraid to dream big. Julie Hosking discovers the community heart behind its creative forces.
Reviews
Orchestra busts barriers with smashing time
13 November 2022
If Mahler or Metallica require it, a chamber-sized version of Perth Symphony Orchestra is ready to get heavy, writes Claire Coleman.
Kids
Young minds clear a way to brighter future
2 October 2022
Junior reviewers Isabel and Eddy Greentree appreciate the strong message about the need for change in this lively opera aimed at young audiences.
Kids
Powerful local voices sound a call to arms
2 October 2022
The drought is over at WA Opera as Rosalind Appleby discovers a delightfully diverse opera by a local composer that enthrals children and adults alike.
Reviews
Winter witchery has music lovers delighted
13 June 2022
The Music on the Terrace series launches with a sizzling performance by Rachelle Durkin and the Australian Baroque Orchestra, writes Penny Shaw.
Q&A
What to SEE: Rachelle Durkin & Jonathan Paget
18 November 2021
Enjoy an evening of exquisite music as soprano Rachelle Durkin and guitarist Jonathan Paget take to the stage for Musica Viva in a concert livestreamed from Cullen Wines.
Reviews
The implausible made possible
14 June 2021
A duet for cats, death by avalanche, dying while singing – the cast from Freeze Frame Opera’s “The Impossibles” deliver implausible operatic moments with gusto, says Sandra Bowdler.
