Pavarotti doco shines a soft light on the opera superstarPAVAROTTI directed by Ron Howard There are many snippets of famous arias in this documentary about superstar tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died in 2007. The footage of the maestro hitting yet another high C is a reminder of the emotive power of his… Jun 22 19June 22, 2019Article at Noted
Why Generation X writer Douglas Coupland misses his pre-internet brainCanadian polymath Douglas Coupland talks to Russell Baillie about how life in the Information Age has affected his writing and his approach to visual arts. When the Listener calls the Vancouver home of Douglas Coupland, the writer who defined a… May 16 19May 16, 2019Article at Noted
The Heart Dances: Lifting the lid on the culture clash behind ‘The Piano’ balletDocumentary offers an intriguing look at the clash of artistic sensibilities behind adapting The Piano into a ballet. The Royal New Zealand Ballet likes playing to the camera, as it has demonstrated on the docu-reality series The Secret Lives of… Apr 20 19April 20, 2019Article at Noted
How Daffodils was transplanted from stage to screenDirector David Stubbs talks to Russell Baillie about adapting the award-winning play Daffodils. Daffodils started life as an award-winning play with music – a jukebox of Kiwi classics stretching from She’s a Mod to Jesus I Was Evil, via songs by Dave… Mar 23 19March 23, 2019Article at Noted
Culture hero: Peter Wells, 1950-2019Peter Wells wrote books and films about many things in his career as an author and screenwriter. But where his writing shone brightest wasn’t necessarily in his odes to heritage architecture, biographies of historical figures or his stories of LGBT… Mar 02 19March 02, 2019Article at Noted
The new Kiwi opera stars powering La BohèmeRising Kiwi opera stars Julien Van Mellaerts, Marlena Devoe and Thomas Atkins are home from London for Puccini’s famous tragedy. What does it take to be a professional opera singer? A voice, yes. Unwavering commitment and years of training, check. An… Sep 10 18September 10, 2018Article at Noted
Ed Harris talks Kodachrome, Westworld and the state of AmericaRiding high with his killer role in television’s Westworld, Ed Harris continues to bring the flinty characters that have been the hallmark of his career to the stage and the big screen. Ed Harris has become something of a symbol for the single-minded… Jun 12 18June 12, 2018Article at Noted
Why Bill Murray is reading books on stage in New ZealandFamed American comic Bill Murray teams up with German cellist Jan Vogler for a night of music and literature. Bill Murray has added another string to his bow. To do it, he needed a different kind of bow – this one in the hand of world-renowned German… Jun 05 18June 05, 2018Article at Noted
Virtuoso violinist Angelo Xiang Yu returns to NZ with a note of sadnessAngelo Xiang Yu talks about playing the Vivaldi favourite on an instrument that’s as old as The Four Seasons itself. For concert violinist Angelo Xiang Yu, returning to New Zealand is bittersweet. In 2011, he came third in the Michael Hill Violin… May 07 18May 07, 2018Article at Noted
