I must admit I’m a late comer when it comes to appreciating opera stage performance. Unlike musical theatre, when opera is sung in Italian I don’t understand it. But these days, there are subtitles so your eyes will look over at the subtitles, then back at the performers and the stage so you can grasp…
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Fiddler on the Roof Musical comes to Sydney
I’m thrilled that the Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof opens at the Capitol Theatre Sydney tomorrow night. When I heard that Australian stage and musical theatre legend Anthony Warlow was starring in this musical I knew it was a must see. I grew up listening to Warlow’s rich baritone, roof raising voice. His voice…
Dining at Sea: A Taste Onboard the Celebrity Solstice
If I only had three hours onboard the Celebrity Solstice there would only be one thing I would choose to do on this colossal ship as a foodie and that is to dine at one of their 10 speciality restaurants … the second would be to kick off my shoes, wiggle my toes on the soft…
Little Shop of Horrors The Musical
Little Shop of Horrors is one of those musicals that resonate not because I loved the movie (as it was made well before my time) but because I dipped my toes into learning all aspects of the stage of musical theatre during an 8 week course at NIDA (what on earth possessed me think I…
Alliance Francais French Film Festival 2016: 3 Passionate French Films to Watch
What happens to you when there is ‘passion’? Something inside is ignited that ‘moves’ you. It brings about a new energy, a ‘hum’ that makes you do things, create things, say things, write things, not because you have been asked to or paid to, but you have a desire to. There is a joy, a…
Style Diary :: Chinese New Year #ootd & what 2016 has in store for you …
We are at the eve of Chinese New Year which starts on February 8 for the start of the Year of the Fire Monkey until January 27, 2017 and with the Fire Monkey the Chinese lucky colour is not surprisingly symbolised by the colour Red. Be sure to celebrate big before the New Year to…
In Tasmania, Hiking and Gourmet Cuisine in the Bay of Fires
“I just saw a snake, a deadly one in my path and survived”, I thought to myself as I sat in the van that took us from Mount Williams National Park where we concluded our 4 day Bay of Fires lodge walk to the Quamby Estate in Hagley, which is 30 minutes by car from…
Blanc de Blanc & Summer Playground at Sydney Opera House
Non Je Ne Regrette Rien … No, I regret nothing. This is just some well-known French music you have heard before in commercials that will ring in your ears at the Blanc de Blanc performance now showing at the Sydney Opera House 07 January 2016– 28 February 2016. And what a spectacle! I was fortunate to be invited…
Soul Origin | Instagram as Currency for Lunch on 12 November Martin Place, Sydney
I recently popped into Soul Origin in The Wintergarden in Sydney and tried their wide range of healthy and delicious lunch options, which is great for office workers like me with back to back meetings, loads of paperwork to get through the day and who just wants a good selection of healthy options to take on…
The Langham Sydney Michelin Star and Burnt Film Experience
“I don’t want my restaurant to be a place where you come and eat, I want people to sit at that table and be sick with longing … I want people to have a culinary orgasm”. This was the most memorable quote from Chef Adam Jones (played by Bradley Cooper) after watching the film, Burnt…