Photo by Daniel Boud NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS With Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Sydney Opera House, December 8 A low humming drone of strings over which the solemn suggestion of pain was reflected in the gaunt face and hollowed eyes of Guy Pearce, before it was made “real” in the rage of the horns and timpani. The undercurrent of warmth and connection, even under a foretaste of tension, played through a man and boy trudging on and on across a lands

On Nick Cave, the Bad Seeds and things unsaid. JOY, PAIN, LOSS AND THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP “I have to say it’s so beautiful to see Nick performing again, during these rehearsals. The last week has just been such an absolute joy to see him find his voice. It’s been absolutely beautiful.” Warren Ellis, violinist for, co-writer of soundtracks with, collaborator, facilitator, bandmate and friend of Nick Cave, isn’t pretending there’s nothing unusual about Cave’s return to live pe