• Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
    Editor's Choice Trio Isimsiz

    Musica Viva Australia: Trio Isimsiz

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Trio Isimsiz (‘anonymous’ in Turkish) was formed in 2008 by pianist Erdem Mısırlıoğlu, violinist Pablo Hernán Benedí and cellist Edvard Pogossian after meeting at the Guildhall School in London. Celebrated from the Aldeburgh Festival to Copenhagen’s Tivoli Concert Hall, they now embark on their first national tour with Schubert’s Piano Trio…
    Editor's Choice Water Music

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Water Music

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A meditation on the spiritual, cultural and environmental significance of water, this program pairs Handel’s Water Music with the world premiere of a new work by Arnhem Land ocean and waterway custodian Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales. Titled Nguy Gapu (Ocean Water) this is the first time the ABO is performing…
    Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Benjamin Grosvenor

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally acclaimed for his sonorous lyricism and understated brilliance at the keyboard. Described as a ‘genius who has reached the height of his interpretive powers’ (Spectator), his virtuosic interpretations are underpinned by a unique balance of technical mastery and intense musicality. Recently named one of…
    Editor's Choice Katya Kabanova

    Victorian Opera: Katya Kabanova

    Palais Theatre, St Kilda St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    Janáček’s masterpiece of love, adultery and stifling societal convention comes to Melbourne. Based on Ostrovsky’s play The Storm, Katya is a passionate woman trapped in a dull, loveless marriage. When her husband goes away on business, the opportunity for a brief romance with an outsider leaves her wrestling with her…
    Editor's Choice Water Music

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Water Music

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A meditation on the spiritual, cultural and environmental significance of water, this program pairs Handel’s Water Music with the world premiere of a new work by Arnhem Land ocean and waterway custodian Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales. Titled Nguy Gapu (Ocean Water) this is the first time the ABO is performing…
    Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the full force of the Brandenburg in a dramatic and large-scale Classical concert that pairs familiar brilliance with rediscovered treasure. Anchored by Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 — one of his most majestic and emotionally charged works — this program features the Australian premiere of a cracking Sinfonia by Antonio…
    Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
    Editor's Choice Simone Young conducts Siegfried

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Simone Young conducts Siegfried

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The third instalment in Simone Young’s multi-year Ring Cycle features tenor Simon O’Neill as Siegfried. Stepping in for Anja Kampe, renowned Wagnerian soprano Miina-Liisa Värelä joins him for the climactic half-hour love duet – arguably the finest in the repertoire, and certainly the loudest. Värelä comes fresh from her role…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Alma Moodie Quartet play Haydn and Brahms

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the transcendent beauty of chamber music as the acclaimed Alma Moodie Quartet presents two undisputed masterpieces. Opening with pristine elegance, Haydn's ‘Emperor’ Quartet’s true splendour comes alive in the second movement – a set of variations on the melody he composed for Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, which later became…