May 22, 2019
Review: Cunning Little Vixen (State Opera of South Australia)
Featuring an excellent cast, Stuart Maunder's Vixen is a highly imaginative romp.
May 22, 2019
Callum O’Reilly has won the 2019 Young Composer of the Year Award
The 22-year-old from Western Australia receives $5000 and will see his work premiered by the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
May 22, 2019
Hamilton to open in Sydney
The smash-hit musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda will receive its Australian premiere in 2021.
May 22, 2019
Praising the Dead
Where did the Requiem come from and why have so many composers been fascinated with death? We explore the evolution of the Mass for the Dead, and looks at the five big ones to die for.
May 22, 2019
Limelight In-Depth: In Search of Agnes
Rose Riebl and David Larkin explore the erasure of the woman behind Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder.
May 22, 2019
My Music: Lucy Maunder
Currently playing Mrs Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the musical theatre star recalls infant adventures in the pit, seeing Starlight Express 12 times, and getting the lead in the school musical at 14.
May 21, 2019
From Book Shelf to Ice Shelf
Carolyn Philpott’s work as a musicologist has taken her from writing a book about Malcolm Williamson to visiting Antarctica. She reveals how she is exploring the ways composers have used music to represent landscape, and how music might advocate for fragile regions.
May 21, 2019
Queensland Music Festival announces its 2019 program
Highlights include a new work by Jessica Wells, a choir of thousands, and the return of a revamped Opera at Jimbour.
May 22, 2019
Review: Cunning Little Vixen (State Opera of South Australia)
Featuring an excellent cast, Stuart Maunder's Vixen is a highly imaginative romp.
May 20, 2019
Review: The Masters Series (Queensland Ballet)
Queensland Ballet delivers an array of light and shade in a masterful display.
May 20, 2019
Review: Cloudstreet (Malthouse Theatre)
This ambitious dive into the Australian psyche struggles with the novel’s epic complexity and mystery.
May 20, 2019
Review: CSO Opera Gala (Canberra Symphony Orchestra)
An entertaining concert that gave a potted history of opera stretching back some 400 years.
May 20, 2019
Review: The Line (Co3)
This three-hander about the infamous colour bar in several WA settlements is one of the company's best.
May 22, 2019
Review: Cunning Little Vixen (State Opera of South Australia)
Featuring an excellent cast, Stuart Maunder's Vixen is a highly imaginative romp.
May 22, 2019
Callum O’Reilly has won the 2019 Young Composer of the Year Award
The 22-year-old from Western Australia receives $5000 and will see his work premiered by the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
May 22, 2019
Praising the Dead
Where did the Requiem come from and why have so many composers been fascinated with death? We explore the evolution of the Mass for the Dead, and looks at the five big ones to die for.
May 22, 2019
Limelight In-Depth: In Search of Agnes
Rose Riebl and David Larkin explore the erasure of the woman behind Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder.
May 21, 2019
From Book Shelf to Ice Shelf
Carolyn Philpott’s work as a musicologist has taken her from writing a book about Malcolm Williamson to visiting Antarctica. She reveals how she is exploring the ways composers have used music to represent landscape, and how music might advocate for fragile regions.
May 20, 2019
Review: CSO Opera Gala (Canberra Symphony Orchestra)
An entertaining concert that gave a potted history of opera stretching back some 400 years.
May 17, 2019
Review: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Paris Opera, Palace Cinemas)
Every element of Krzysztof Warlikowski’s production seems to work in perfect unison.
May 15, 2019
Victorian Opera to give students backstage access again
Its innovative livestreaming program, which introduces primary school students to opera, returns this month.
May 14, 2019
Australian soprano wins Guildhall Gold Medal
Samantha Clarke, a student of Yvonne Kenny's, has received the school's most esteemed award for soloists.
May 14, 2019
Il Viaggio a Reims: A Fresh Lick of Paint
Rossini’s rarely-performed opera was written for the coronation of a king, with all the excess that entails. Director Damiano Michieletto explains how he got to grips with an opera that’s more showpiece than drama, and why he had to set it in an art gallery.
May 20, 2019
Review: Cloudstreet (Malthouse Theatre)
This ambitious dive into the Australian psyche struggles with the novel’s epic complexity and mystery.
May 19, 2019
Review: American Psycho The Musical (BB Arts & Two Doors Productions)
Alexander Berlage kills it with a sensationally staged production.
May 15, 2019
New miniseries created by and starring Cate Blanchett announced
She joins an all-star cast for Stateless, a drama about Australia's immigration system.
May 13, 2019
Review: Small Mouth Sounds (Darlinghurst Theatre Company)
A charming, wry comedy where actions speak louder than words.
May 13, 2019
Review: Water (Black Swan State Theatre Company)
A compelling, timely drama, if underdeveloped.
May 20, 2019
Review: The Masters Series (Queensland Ballet)
Queensland Ballet delivers an array of light and shade in a masterful display.
May 20, 2019
Review: The Line (Co3)
This three-hander about the infamous colour bar in several WA settlements is one of the company's best.
May 15, 2019
Review: The Australian Ballet (Joyce Theater, New York)
The Australian Ballet shines in work old and new, plus a sassy Mao-inspired world premiere.
May 13, 2019
Review: The Dinner Party (Expressions Dance Company)
Expressions Dance Company serves up a second helping of this award-winning work by former AD Natalie Weir.
May 11, 2019
Review: La Bayadère (West Australian Ballet)
Thanks to the dancing, this production is worth seeing, despite Greg Horsman’s cliché-ridden story-telling.
May 15, 2019
Standing to Attention
Terracotta Warriors to march on Melbourne.
May 10, 2019
Tony Costa wins the 2019 Archibald Prize
The artist has taken out the $100,000 award for his portrait of contemporary Australian artist and Zen Buddhist Lindy Lee.
May 2, 2019
Portrait of David Wenham wins Packing Room Prize
First-time finalist Tessa MacKay’s winning portrait of the actor heralds the beginning of Archibald season, with several notable arts world figures amongst the subjects.
April 16, 2019
Marcel Duchamp: The Chess Game of Art
A major Marcel Duchamp retrospective comes to the Art Gallery of NSW.
April 15, 2019
Inaugural Katthy Cavaliere Fellows Announced
The three female-identifying Australian artists will each receive $100,000 to create ambitious new works for ACCA, Carriageworks and MONA.
May 20, 2019
Review: Blue Hour (Andreas Ottensamer)
Two superstars plumb the depths to poetic effect, despite the name.
May 20, 2019
Review: Chaplin’s Smile: Music by Charlie Chaplin (Philippe Quint)
Musical tramp’s delightful ditties make a violinist smile.
May 20, 2019
Review: Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (Tinalley String Quartet, Greta Bradman)
And Bradman makes five for some striking Mendelssohn.
May 20, 2019
Review: Marchetti • Hope: The Last Days of Reality (Marchetti, Hope, Decibel)
Sonic sophistication from French-Australian collaboration.
May 20, 2019
Review: Beach • Smyth • Clara Schumann (Tasmin Little, John Lenehan)
Not-so-little women emerge from the shadows.
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