Websites
Academia.edu
BBC
Epoch Times
IMDB
Researchgate
YouTube
Selected TV & Radio Interviews
"Faust: More than we bargained for?" The Stage Show (ABC Radio National 26 November 2019)
"Jonny spielt auf" The Stage Show (ABC Radio National 1 October 2019)
"200 Years of Silent Night" The Music Show (ABC Radio national 15 Dec 2018)
"Casting for Diversity on Stage" The Hub on Stage (ABC Radio National 13 Sept 2018)
"Allegations of Whitewashing in Opera" ABC News 24 (ABC TV 7 Aug 2018)
"200 Years of Silent Night" Books and Arts (ABC Radio National 13 Mar 2015)
"Arts Precincts: Can Culture be a Destination?"Life Matters (ABC Radio National 6 Mar 2014)
"Tertiary Music Education" The Music Show (ABC Radio National 22 Feb 2014)
"Arms Length Arts Funding" Books and Arts (ABC Radio National 19 Mar 2014)
"Do Art and Politics Mix?" The Drawing Room (ABC Radio National 11 Mar 2013)
Selected Press Articles Online
'Programming is not the problem' , Limelight Magazine, 26 July 2021.
'Decoding the music masterpieces: how Carmina Burana, based on Benedictine poems, travelled from Bavaria to a beer ad'. The Conversation, 20 May 2021
'Blood on the Floor: Mark-Anthony Turnage’s orchestral suite', Australian Book Review, 14 April 2021.
'First the words, then the music: Monteverdi's Vespers', Australian Book Review, 26 March 2021.
'Book review: Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk', The Conversation, 11 March 2021.
'The pandemic is not an excuse to kill off the arts and humanities', Times Higher Education, 9 October 2020.
'Monash University plans to cut its musicology subjects. Why does this matter?', The Conversation, 1 October 2020
'As COVID wreaks havoc in the performing arts, do we still need a national opera company?', The Conversation, 8 September 2020
‘What is the place of the performing arts fair in the age of the internet?’, The Conversation, 6 February 2020.
‘Yo-Yo Ma review: Cellist creates joyful communion with Indigenous culture, The Age, 9 November 2019.
‘The Selfish Giant (Victorian Opera)’, Australian Book Review, 19 October 2019.
‘A Night at the Opera: Art Comes Alive in a Modern Twist on Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims’, The Conversation, 27 May 2019.
‘West Side Story (Opera Australia)’, Australian Book Review, 12 April 2019.
‘Missing in Action—A Vision for the Arts in the 2019 Budget’, The Conversation, 3 April 2019.
‘Friday Essay: Identity Politics and the Case for Shared Values’, The Conversation, 21 December 2018.
‘The Major Performing Arts Framework and the Culture of Cultural Funding’, NITRO, 30 November 2018.
‘A knowing, modern yet mythic production of one of Hitler’s favourite operas’, The Conversation, 15 November 2018.
‘Decoding the Music Masterpieces: Rossini’s opera, Otello’, The Conversation, 22 October 2018.
‘Evita (Opera Australia)’, Australian Book Review, 19 September 2018.
‘Strange Times for Artistic Practice’, Australian Book Review, 6 August 2018.
‘With support for arts funding declining, Australia must get better at valuing culture’, The Conversation, 1 May 2018.
‘Babylon Berlin and why our fascination with 1920s Germany reveals the anxieties of our times’, The Conversation, 3 April 2018.
‘Federal budget 2016: arts experts react’, The Conversation, 4 May 2016.
‘The Story of Silent Night’, The Conversation, 23 December 2015.
‘Italy’s Creative Approach to Counterterrorism’, The Epoch Times, 9 December 2015.
‘Musical literacy: a skill of some note(s)’, The Conversation, 3 November 2015.
‘Opera, sexual violence, and the art of telling terrible tales’, The Conversation, 6 July 2015.
‘Is it time for Madame Butterfly to flutter by?’, The Conversation, 6 May 2015.
‘Classical music and abuse cultures: we need to act now’, The Conversation,18 March 2015.
‘ABC’s Classic FM faces cuts: it’s time to change the tune’, The Conversation, 24 November 2014.
‘Long players: secrets of the Rolling Stones longevity’, The Conversation, 11 November 2014.
‘Heritage performing arts and the case for funding’, The Conversation, 6 November 2014.
‘Risky Business? The Klinghoffer protests show opera’s relevance’, The Conversation, 24 October 2014.
‘Opera–The Art of the Possible’, Australian Book Review, 28 August 2014.
‘Class privilege and the classical arts – the problem of ‘elite’ culture’, The Conversation, 10 June 2014.
'The budget, the arts and the limits of marketplace thinking’, The Conversation, 15 May 2014.
‘The art of being awkward: Brandis is wrong about the Biennale’, The Conversation, 13 March 2014.
‘It’s time for tertiary music education to change its tune’, The Conversation, 4 February 2014.
‘Why ANU rethought private music tuition’, artsHub, 22 January 2014.
‘Enlightenment, not Entitlement: How Music Adds to a Life Well Lived’, The Australian, 24 January 2014, 13.
‘The Cultural Counterpoint of High Art’, The Australian, 22 November 2013, 15.
‘Explainer: Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen’, The Conversation, 21 November 2013.
'Muted Approach to Music Education Makes No Sense’, The Conversation, 7 April 2011.
Academia.edu
BBC
Epoch Times
IMDB
Researchgate
YouTube
Selected TV & Radio Interviews
"Faust: More than we bargained for?" The Stage Show (ABC Radio National 26 November 2019)
"Jonny spielt auf" The Stage Show (ABC Radio National 1 October 2019)
"200 Years of Silent Night" The Music Show (ABC Radio national 15 Dec 2018)
"Casting for Diversity on Stage" The Hub on Stage (ABC Radio National 13 Sept 2018)
"Allegations of Whitewashing in Opera" ABC News 24 (ABC TV 7 Aug 2018)
"200 Years of Silent Night" Books and Arts (ABC Radio National 13 Mar 2015)
"Arts Precincts: Can Culture be a Destination?"Life Matters (ABC Radio National 6 Mar 2014)
"Tertiary Music Education" The Music Show (ABC Radio National 22 Feb 2014)
"Arms Length Arts Funding" Books and Arts (ABC Radio National 19 Mar 2014)
"Do Art and Politics Mix?" The Drawing Room (ABC Radio National 11 Mar 2013)
Selected Press Articles Online
'Programming is not the problem' , Limelight Magazine, 26 July 2021.
'Decoding the music masterpieces: how Carmina Burana, based on Benedictine poems, travelled from Bavaria to a beer ad'. The Conversation, 20 May 2021
'Blood on the Floor: Mark-Anthony Turnage’s orchestral suite', Australian Book Review, 14 April 2021.
'First the words, then the music: Monteverdi's Vespers', Australian Book Review, 26 March 2021.
'Book review: Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk', The Conversation, 11 March 2021.
'The pandemic is not an excuse to kill off the arts and humanities', Times Higher Education, 9 October 2020.
'Monash University plans to cut its musicology subjects. Why does this matter?', The Conversation, 1 October 2020
'As COVID wreaks havoc in the performing arts, do we still need a national opera company?', The Conversation, 8 September 2020
‘What is the place of the performing arts fair in the age of the internet?’, The Conversation, 6 February 2020.
‘Yo-Yo Ma review: Cellist creates joyful communion with Indigenous culture, The Age, 9 November 2019.
‘The Selfish Giant (Victorian Opera)’, Australian Book Review, 19 October 2019.
‘A Night at the Opera: Art Comes Alive in a Modern Twist on Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims’, The Conversation, 27 May 2019.
‘West Side Story (Opera Australia)’, Australian Book Review, 12 April 2019.
‘Missing in Action—A Vision for the Arts in the 2019 Budget’, The Conversation, 3 April 2019.
‘Friday Essay: Identity Politics and the Case for Shared Values’, The Conversation, 21 December 2018.
‘The Major Performing Arts Framework and the Culture of Cultural Funding’, NITRO, 30 November 2018.
‘A knowing, modern yet mythic production of one of Hitler’s favourite operas’, The Conversation, 15 November 2018.
‘Decoding the Music Masterpieces: Rossini’s opera, Otello’, The Conversation, 22 October 2018.
‘Evita (Opera Australia)’, Australian Book Review, 19 September 2018.
‘Strange Times for Artistic Practice’, Australian Book Review, 6 August 2018.
‘With support for arts funding declining, Australia must get better at valuing culture’, The Conversation, 1 May 2018.
‘Babylon Berlin and why our fascination with 1920s Germany reveals the anxieties of our times’, The Conversation, 3 April 2018.
‘Federal budget 2016: arts experts react’, The Conversation, 4 May 2016.
‘The Story of Silent Night’, The Conversation, 23 December 2015.
‘Italy’s Creative Approach to Counterterrorism’, The Epoch Times, 9 December 2015.
‘Musical literacy: a skill of some note(s)’, The Conversation, 3 November 2015.
‘Opera, sexual violence, and the art of telling terrible tales’, The Conversation, 6 July 2015.
‘Is it time for Madame Butterfly to flutter by?’, The Conversation, 6 May 2015.
‘Classical music and abuse cultures: we need to act now’, The Conversation,18 March 2015.
‘ABC’s Classic FM faces cuts: it’s time to change the tune’, The Conversation, 24 November 2014.
‘Long players: secrets of the Rolling Stones longevity’, The Conversation, 11 November 2014.
‘Heritage performing arts and the case for funding’, The Conversation, 6 November 2014.
‘Risky Business? The Klinghoffer protests show opera’s relevance’, The Conversation, 24 October 2014.
‘Opera–The Art of the Possible’, Australian Book Review, 28 August 2014.
‘Class privilege and the classical arts – the problem of ‘elite’ culture’, The Conversation, 10 June 2014.
'The budget, the arts and the limits of marketplace thinking’, The Conversation, 15 May 2014.
‘The art of being awkward: Brandis is wrong about the Biennale’, The Conversation, 13 March 2014.
‘It’s time for tertiary music education to change its tune’, The Conversation, 4 February 2014.
‘Why ANU rethought private music tuition’, artsHub, 22 January 2014.
‘Enlightenment, not Entitlement: How Music Adds to a Life Well Lived’, The Australian, 24 January 2014, 13.
‘The Cultural Counterpoint of High Art’, The Australian, 22 November 2013, 15.
‘Explainer: Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen’, The Conversation, 21 November 2013.
'Muted Approach to Music Education Makes No Sense’, The Conversation, 7 April 2011.