In a notoriously sexist art form, Australian women composers are making their voices heard
- Written by Karen Cummings, Lecturer in Singing, University of Wollongong
Performers in Speechless, a new opera by composer Cat Hope, co-commissioned by the Perth Festival and Tura New Music. The opera is a response to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 2014 report into children in immigration detention.Toni Wilkinson
Classical music has traditionally not been a welcoming environment for women composers....