Rod Biss - Columnists - The Listener

In full flight

Issue 3808 24th Apr 2013

Fidelity to Puccini makes for a wonderful Madame Butterfly.

Issue 3804 2nd Apr 2013

Choirs and soloists combine to make the Auckland Arts Festival’s War Requiem a special occasion.

Issue 3802 14th Mar 2013

Carmen Rupe would have approved of Jack Body’s “kitsch and sexy and naughty” musical tribute.

Issue 3794 17th Jan 2013

Robin Maconie embraces the avant garde – and encourages us to do the same.

Issue 3778 6th Oct 2012

Bedřich Smetana’s opera wants for exuberance and charm in this production.

Issue 3777 29th Sep 2012

Playing the concerto of a cult composer from Latvia is typical of a violinist who likes to lead audiences away from the familiar.

Issue Listener Plus 21st Sep 2012

"I find it really exhilarating to play a new work."

Issue 3775 15th Sep 2012

Funding is “static” and a change to the NZSO’s special status has been ruled out, so where does that leave regional orchestras?

Issue 3770 11th Aug 2012

Outspoken conductor Simone Young knows better than most the power of a Bruckner symphony.

Issue Listener Plus 3rd Aug 2012

A Q&A with the outspoken NZ-bound Australian conductor.