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Perth-based conductor Leanna Mei-Ling earns a spot in the internationally prestigious conducting mentorship program.
Two days of chamber music and mentorship set against the dramatic escarpments of the Megalong Valley.
A strong year for Queensland theatre, marked by diversity, innovation and a flourishing independent and regional sector.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
If the plan goes ahead, a two-year shutdown of one of America's busiest performing arts venues looms.
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In February, the Australian Chamber Orchestra premieres a work by John Luther Adams, who has now moved to Australia.
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A student party with a strict dress code exposes the chaos, contradictions and heartbreaks of today's dating culture.
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One star pays tribute to another in this unabashedly celebratory account of a life lived hard.
The very model of a modern Gilbert & Sullivan production: nostalgic, yet fresh and funny, with cast and orchestra on song.
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Elijah Moshinsky’s iconic production still works its magic, with stunning voices and a sublime reading of the score by maestro Tahu Matheson.
Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera has captivated conductor Tahu Matheson since childhood. Now he returns to it with fresh insight.
The future is bright for orchestras, argues Samuel Cairnduff – but first they must align artistic values with organisational practices and evolving social responsibilities.
Few bodies of music concentrate so much expressive power into so little space as Bach’s motets. Bach Akademie Australia's Madeleine Easton explains her approach.
Our team of expert writers explores the challenges, themes and highlights in the year ahead for arts companies.
Set in modern-day Seoul, Simon Stone’s The Cherry Orchard finds new urgency in Chekhov’s portrait of a society on the brink.
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Director Lee Lewis talks why she believes Yasmina Reza’s play ART is “lightning in a bottle”, particularly for the men in the audience.
Musicians seem to adore Jaime Martín, as do audiences. We talk to the irrepressible Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Daughter of famous father holds her own.
Perth-based conductor Leanna Mei-Ling earns a spot in the internationally prestigious conducting mentorship program.
Two days of chamber music and mentorship set against the dramatic escarpments of the Megalong Valley.
Inspired by Shakespeare, Salut! Baroque proves that music is the food of love.
Faust and Melnikov’s relishable Mozart goes from strength to strength.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
The very model of a modern Gilbert & Sullivan production: nostalgic, yet fresh and funny, with cast and orchestra on song.
Elijah Moshinsky’s iconic production still works its magic, with stunning voices and a sublime reading of the score by maestro Tahu Matheson.
Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera has captivated conductor Tahu Matheson since childhood. Now he returns to it with fresh insight.
In a triumphant homecoming, soprano Rebecca Nash reinvents Turandot for Ann Yee's centenary production.
Musically ravishing scenes of idyllic pastoral life, nymphs, fairies, love and courtly wit open the Mornington-Peninsula-based festival in fine style.
Opera Australia begins its 70th anniversary with the jewel in its crown restored and a musical reading to match.
A student party with a strict dress code exposes the chaos, contradictions and heartbreaks of today's dating culture.
A strong year for Queensland theatre, marked by diversity, innovation and a flourishing independent and regional sector.
One star pays tribute to another in this unabashedly celebratory account of a life lived hard.
One of the more challenging casting conundrums of recent years has been solved.
Ambition, cultural capital and cheap wine collide in a David Wiliamson comedy that leaves the ladder in place.
Playwrights Melanie Tait, Michelle Law and Alberto Di Troia to compete for QPDA honours.
"These remarkable artists arrive at a time of reflection," says SDC Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela.
The third chapter in Davide Di Giovanni’s car-park series is a paragon of tactical urbanism and contemporary dance.
A tribute to Dharug culture is touching but uneven.
Hundreds surrender to the bliss of all-embracing dance, music and togetherness.
A generalisation-busting provocation of the most joyous kind – kinetic, embracing and celebratory.
Our readers gravitated to daring premieres, festival feats and revisited classics alike.
Daughter of famous father holds her own.
Faust and Melnikov’s relishable Mozart goes from strength to strength.
A fascinating tour of styles and scores presented with the FBO’s customary flair.
Beauty and power triumph in Gillham’s Chopin Etudes.
Pianist-lawyer Wee plans his flag firmly atop Beethoven’s Himalayan peaks.
Classy accounts reveal rarities deserving a more permanent place in the repertoire.
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Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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