"Sustaining ambitious, professional, independent theatre in Australia has become increasingly difficult," says company founder Damien Ryan.
Australian premiere of Doña Perón, return of Hamlet and a new Nutcracker headline Ivan Gil-Ortega’s second season.
How The Necks made minimalism menacing in The Boys, one of the works newly inducted into the National Songbook.
Cameron Lam showcases the latest Australian releases across Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art in this month’s playlist.
The Scottish mezzo and her musical partner, Hamish Brown, discuss their debut disc.
Charles Brooks' photographs of the mysterious internal spaces of musical instruments have travelled the world. A new exhibition allows you to feel like you're on the inside.
The much-admired Australian director discusses his return to Pinchgut Opera for Handel’s Semele.
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Gratitude and grief meet in a daughter’s musical tribute to her mother.
Musical spirit and technical accomplishment create something much greater than the sum of its parts.
British writer Jane Upton's roller-coaster portrait of what it is to become adults reminds us what friends are really for.
A memorable new production of Puccini's tragic romance makes its debut with a fine cast in an imperfect venue.
Cellist Mischa Maisky could not wish for a better accompanist than his own daughter.
Proof – were it needed – that the Underground Series is where WASO does its most adventurous thinking.
Cameron Lam showcases the latest Australian releases across Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art in this month’s playlist.
Melbourne composer Robert McIntyre discusses his new work and finding hope in the stark topic of climate change.
Opera Australia’s new production of La bohème turns its back on our digital world in favour of paint, cloth and handmade theatre.
The team behind Musica Viva Australia’s education program On the Wireless encourages students to listen deeply – and to get loud!
Dean Bryant was keen to cast Christie Whelan Browne in the stage adaptation of All About Eve. But should she play Margo or Eve? Why not both?
Injured in a fall, violinist Madeleine Easton faced the possibility that she might never play professionally again. Her recovery brought with it some unexpected benefits.
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Tyran Parke’s new production of The Trumpet of the Swan puts theatrical imagination at the heart of Opera Australia’s new family show.
Gratitude and grief meet in a daughter’s musical tribute to her mother.
Musical spirit and technical accomplishment create something much greater than the sum of its parts.
Antiloglu captures the magnificence but harrowing ambience of wartime Russia.
Cellist Mischa Maisky could not wish for a better accompanist than his own daughter.
Proof – were it needed – that the Underground Series is where WASO does its most adventurous thinking.
The Scottish mezzo and her musical partner, Hamish Brown, discuss their debut disc.
A memorable new production of Puccini's tragic romance makes its debut with a fine cast in an imperfect venue.
The First Nations opera star to feature alongside the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in several concerts in its 2027 season.
On a shoestring and with some exceptional musical performances, The Cooperative finds its niche by plunging us into humanity’s dark side.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
The company marks 25 years of independent operation with four major productions, including Parsifal, Rigoletto and Tosca.
British writer Jane Upton's roller-coaster portrait of what it is to become adults reminds us what friends are really for.
"Sustaining ambitious, professional, independent theatre in Australia has become increasingly difficult," says company founder Damien Ryan.
Shake & Stir conjure Bram Stoker's count in a gothic world of shadows and smoke.
Declan Furber Gillick's biting comic portrait of racial and economic exploitation turns the mirror on the arts industry, too.
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
For a playwright who has previously commanded the stage with such force, Strong Is the New Pretty feels like a missed opportunity.
Australian premiere of Doña Perón, return of Hamlet and a new Nutcracker headline Ivan Gil-Ortega’s second season.
In a stroke of genius, Justin Peck allows us to see the music as well as hear it, while the dancers knock it out of the park
The 74th Perth Festival combines international music names with First Nations commissions, European theatre and dance, and large-scale works across the city, river and coastline.
Matthew Lutton looks to the otherworldly, surreal and fantastical in his second year as Artistic Director.
Four choreographers unite for a major new work as Rafael Bonachela prepares his final full-length commission as artistic director.
Germany’s leading classical company brings its justly admired production of Petipa’s great ballet to Melbourne
Antiloglu captures the magnificence but harrowing ambience of wartime Russia.
A taut Sea Symphony and a rare orchestral nocturne.
Screen legend takes 60-year musical journey through the remains of the day.
An audio archive sees Anna Bonitatibus turn musical detective and biographer.
This compilation of recordings released between 2016 and 2018 demonstrates a high standard of musicianship but is stylistically unbalanced.
Beth Taylor and Hamish Brown explore the many moods of the sea in this lovely recital.
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