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Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Shakespeare’s The Tempest (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)

Let the actors act, let the orchestras orch – QSO meets John Bell on an uneven playing field.

May 6, 2025
Chamber, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Hollywood Songbook (Musica Viva Australia)

Ali McGregor and Signum Saxophone Quartet deep dive the Hollywood Songbook in a stirring blend of sass, strut and swagger.

May 5, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: The Lark Ascending (Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra)

A pure toned and rapturous performance from TSO Concertmaster Emma McGrath brings freshness to beloved works.

May 5, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Double Klavier (Canberra International Music Festival)

Solo and together, Konstantin Shamray and Paavali Jumppanen deliver a flawless showcase of their talent.

May 5, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Schubert Songs (Australian Haydn Ensemble)

AHE and David Greco take us to their lieder - with strings attached.

May 5, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Quintessence (Flinders Quartet, Paavali Jumppanen & Canberra International Music Festival)

Two composers from behind the Iron Curtain presented with subversive flair.

May 4, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Baroque Brilliance (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Under guest leader Shaun Lee-Chen, WASO pivots convincingly to historically-informed performance mode.

May 4, 2025
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular (Cameron Mackintosh & Live Nation)

Some narrative clarity lost in this fast-paced concert-style production but a brilliant cast bounces everything off the back wall - and that's a very long way.

May 2, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: IRL (The Other Theatre & KXT bAKEHOUSE)

A queer rom-com in cosplay, where love gets lost in the blur between virtual and real.

May 2, 2025
Chamber
Live Review

Review: Schubert Lieder (Australian Haydn Ensemble & Canberra International Music Festival)

Baritone David Greco and Australian Haydn Ensemble achieve the tight and coordinated ebb and flow required to give lieder its life.

May 2, 2025
Dance
Live Review

Review: Manon (The Australian Ballet)

Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece is back, as potent and sexy as ever, and danced to perfection.

May 1, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Verdi Gala Concert (Opera Australia)

Soprano Nicole Car dazzles in this thoughtfully programmed concert also featuring her baritone husband Étienne Dupuis.

May 1, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Fantasia (Melbourne Chamber Orchestra & Canberra International Music Festival)

With a theme of freedom hard-won, and an emphasis on Finnish and Australian Indigenous music, Fantasia is a taste of the Festival in its entirety.

May 1, 2025

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