Publications

Books

  1. Fromental Halévy and His Operas, 1799–1841. Co-written with Robert Ignatius Letellier; 455 pp. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021.
    Sample chapters on Google Books.
  2. Fromental Halévy and His Operas, 1842–1862. Co-written with Robert Ignatius Letellier; 620 pp. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021.
    Sample chapters on Google Books.
  3. Adolphe Adam: Master of the Opéra-Comique, 1824-1856. Co-written with Robert Ignatius Letellier. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.
  4. Adolphe Adam: Master of the Romantic Ballet, 1830-1856. Co-written with Robert Ignatius Letellier. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.

MusicWeb International

  1. Porpora Carlo Il Calvo Parnassus Arts PARARTS002
    Review of Porpora’s opera seria, 2021 Athens. May 2023.
  2. Meyerbeer L’Étoile du nord NAXOS 8.660498-500
    Review of Meyerbeer’s opéra-comique, 1996 Wexford. July 2022.
  3. Gounod Faust DIVINE ART DDH27810
    Review of Gounod’s Faust, 1920 Milan. June 2017.
  4. Ferdinand Hérold
    Overview of French opera composer. April 2017.
  5. The Operas of Charles Gounod
    Overview of French opera composer. February 2017.
  6. Ernest Reyer: Disciple of Berlioz
    Overview of French composer.  September 2016.
  7. Jules Massenet – His Life and Operas
    Overview of French opera composer.  August 2016.
  8. Giacomo Meyerbeer: A Listening Guide
    Overview of opera composer.  December 2015.
  9. Meyerbeer: From Berlin to India
    Article on Meyerbeer’s opera Vasco de Gama.  October 2015.

Limelight

  1. Review: Bach Barton Brodsky.
    Review of Canberra International Music Festival concert. 2 May 2023.
  2. Handel: Alcina
    Review of National Opera’s production. 10 December 2022.
  3. La Juive: Grandest of the Grand
    Preview of Opera Australia production of Halévy’s opera; interviews with director Constantine Costi and singers Natalie Aroyan and Diego Torre. 21 February 2022.
  4. Saint-Saëns: Proserpine
    Review of recording of Saint-Saëns’s opera Proserpine. 6 October 2017.
  5. Méhul: Uthal
    Review of recording of Méhul’s opera Uthal. 11 August 2017.
  6. Meyerbeer in France (Hjördis Thébault)
    Review of recording of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s French operas. Published in the December print issue. 19 January 2017.
  7. Gounod: Cinq-Mars
    Review of recording of Charles Gounod’s opera Cinq-Mars.  Editor’s Choice; published in the September print issue. 21 October 2016.
  8. Review: La Favorita (Palace Opera & Ballet)
    Review of cinema broadcast of Donizetti’s opera La Favorite from La Fenice. 25 July 2016.
  9. Review: Sequenza Italiana (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
    Review of concert by Sicilian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima. Published in the August print issue. 27 June 2016.
  10. Lost Mozart cantata has Australian premiere in Canberra
    News story about Australian premiere of lost Mozart work. 21 April 2016.