Review: In Concert (Melbourne Bach Choir)
A thoughtfully curated program of choral music for those still hankering to extend the feel-good vibes of Easter.
A thoughtfully curated program of choral music for those still hankering to extend the feel-good vibes of Easter.
Bravura performances of septets by the SSO principals and octets from the Goldner and Orava Quartets bring this year’s festival to a triumphant close.
A thoughtfully curated program of choral music for those still hankering to extend the feel-good vibes of Easter.
A perfect night at the opera opens OQ's inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto festival, giving soprano Jessica Pratt a production of Lucia to call her own.
Five characters in speech-making mode spin stories that take unexpected, sometimes bizarre turns.
With roots in 1990s online culture and horror movies, Bridget Mackey's two-hander explores desire, grooming and abuse.
Nadine Garner and Max McKenna are compelling as mother and daughter in this insightful, nuanced play about mental illness.
This year’s festival is off to a virtuosic start with Louise Johnson in The Harp's Journey and the Goldner String Quartet’s 30th-anniversary celebration.
A fascinating and chilling retrospective tone poem of the 20th century that could serve as a warning of the 21st.
With astute direction and a lovely performance by Erin Clare, Andrew Lloyd Webber's song cycle shines in the intimate Hayes Theatre.
That's right, a second production of Samuel D Hunter's eloquent two-hander and this one darker than the Sydney version.
The President is among the most accessible of Thomas Bernhard's plays, but don't expect an easy ride.
An expertly calibrated staging of Samuel D. Hunter's play that hooks you from the get-go and gently reels you in.
High-res performances from HD Duo with all-Australian repertoire.
Berlioz’s employer’s daughter turns out to be a first-rate composer.
Zimmermann weaves his magic from Stravinsky to Bartók.
Bychkov embraces his inner Czech with a magisterial national masterpiece.
A supreme Baroque stylist breathes new life into "The King's Opera".
Restore your ears to factory settings as Lugansky takes on some mighty Wagner.
Brilliant young Handel on display in energetic accounts.
Opera Rara sheds light on a Donizetti rarity, mad scene for bass-baritone and all.
Does God exist? The debate between Freud and C.S. Lewis plays like a good-humoured duel.
A work of theatre about the theatre – its travails, agonies, ghosts and pleasures – that works exceptionally well on screen.
Simon Stone’s production for Opera di Roma has its hits and misses, but the optics are terrific.
The German auteur turns his lens on Tokyo for what is, in part, a celebration of the city’s excellent public toilets.
A rich, nuanced and detailed survey of Edwards’ music for choirs.
Sensual and spiky: a compelling portrait of a deeply complex human being.
Behind every great man, there’s a great woman (frequently airbrushed out).
Revealing interviews with classical music’s great and good.