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A brilliant celebration of music as a tool for storytelling, remembering and reckoning.
A luminous, technically fearless recital revealing the impressionistic depths of Szymanowski and Beach.
Piano works by the master showcased by a true poet of the keyboard.
Consummate control, supreme concentration and a spellbinding end to QSO's 2025 season.
Leaning into Chinese diaspora identity, elements of Merlynn Tong's musical play may be incomprehensible for some, but the humour and pathos will chime with most.
The fresh sounds, harmonies and improvisations Erin Helyard infuses into this production turn the old into something new and extraordinary.
Composer-conductor Aija Draguns talks about her brand new work about to be premiered by the Oriana Chorale.
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Online arts platforms blossomed during the COVID lockdowns. Six years later, what's the way forward for them?
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The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens this month with DIVA, an exhibition from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
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"This symphony is a mountain," says conductor Stanley Dodds. "But when young players climb it, they discover what they’re capable of.”
The globetrotting Peruvian tenor says he loves the recital stage above all else: "You take more risks, you can communicate in a direct way."
A brilliant celebration of music as a tool for storytelling, remembering and reckoning.
A luminous, technically fearless recital revealing the impressionistic depths of Szymanowski and Beach.
Porpora’s battle of the castrati scrubs up nicely.
Piano works by the master showcased by a true poet of the keyboard.
Consummate control, supreme concentration and a spellbinding end to QSO's 2025 season.
The fresh sounds, harmonies and improvisations Erin Helyard infuses into this production turn the old into something new and extraordinary.
Porpora’s battle of the castrati scrubs up nicely.
With a high degree of difficulty, the inaugural cohort of OA’s revitalised Young Artist Program more than prove they are ready for their mainstage debuts.
Britten’s The Prince of the Pagodas leads a strong field across five categories.
Vividly visceral staging brings out the animal in Verdi's Macbeth and makes it worth experiencing again.
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The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens this month with DIVA, an exhibition from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
Australian theatre companies were early and enthusiastic adopters of Stoppard’s work, some of the most celebrated plays of the modern repertoire.
Leaning into Chinese diaspora identity, elements of Merlynn Tong's musical play may be incomprehensible for some, but the humour and pathos will chime with most.
Tongue-in-cheek fun yet sobering, this new play by Andrea Gibbs reminds us that even at Christmas, miracles are in short supply.
Bristling with theatre scene in-jokes, a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's classic pecks at the established order.
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Mama Does Derby, set at a roller derby and performed on skates, is preparing to premiere at the Sydney and Adelaide Festivals.
Resplendent dance and supercharged opulence sweep away the cares of the day.
Leanne Stojmenov on why becoming Artistic Director at West Australian Ballet is her dream come true.
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This sparkling revival of Cinderella farewells David McAllister with warmth, wit and seasonal magic.
Coryphée Adam Elmes wins 2025 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for leadership, dedication and character, on and offstage.
The Australian Ballet’s stylish, sophisticated triple bill raises the bar.
Porpora’s battle of the castrati scrubs up nicely.
Wilson and Walton: a meeting of minds.
Clarke’s full Monty proves an eclectic revelation.
A wonderful lineup of soloists crowns a fine account of Elgar’s masterpiece.
Albanian diva shows two sides of the Euro in Donizetti double.
Kaufmann’s Doppelgänger is a double album to treasure.
Explore the guide and listen to our 25 in 25 playlist of Australia’s favourite art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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