Brian Castles-Onion on ABC Radio National

Brian Castles-Onion appeared on Radio National Life Matters with Richard Aedy May 22, 2008. The podcast of this interview is available from the ABC website. It's Brian at his best, gossiping and telling some of the wonderful stories from Losing the Plot in Opera.

Allerta - Opera Australia Newsletter

Losing the Plot in Opera book review in the Opera Austrlalia newsletter Allerta May 08 Edition.

"Losing the Plot in Opera is for aficionados as well as for people who have never seen an opera before. "I [Brian Castles-Onion] have tried to document all the crazy characters I have known in the industry and I have tried to pass on my passion for opera to the reader, the way in which I pass it on to audiences."

The cover features a Valkyrie with pigtails in a crash helmet. Some of Castles-Onion's friends have complained that the photograph does not do him justice."

Brian Castles-Onion on NZ Radio National

Brian is being interviewed on New Zealand National Radio's Evening Program from 7:20pm NZ time (5:20pm Australian EST), May 12, 2008. Anyone can listen worldwide to National Radio at www.radionz.co.nz.

ABC Television

Brian Castles-Onion currently appears on an ABC1 promotional advertisement as himself.

ABC Radio

Catch Brian Castles-Onion in his live interview with 936 ABC Hobart's Christopher Lawrence, Tuesday May 13 at 3:45pm.

From the Diva's dressing room at the Arts Centre in Melbourne

Nicole Youl is starring in Un ballo in maschera for Opera Australia.

Her comment: "Beats ballo hands down! X"

Bookseller & Publisher: March 2008

"Brian Castles-Onion is one of Australia’s best conductors and pianists. He regularly conducts for the Australian opera and has also worked at the Metropolitan Opera in NY. Thus he has a great background to have written this entertaining book about the great operas and the people that bring them to the stage. His passion and wit are very evident in this book.

Brian has written a fantastic little book on opera and this will really appeal to those that have an interest in opera and music. It is accessible to ‘beginners’ through to the most seasoned opera goer."