Review: The Healers (The Flowers of War)
This "pocket opera" is musically admirable but has yet to achieve its full potential.
October 15, 2017
Review: Miracle City (The Theatre Division, Sydney Opera House)
Missy Higgins delivers the hit in a worthy Australian musical.
October 15, 2017
Review: Michael Ball and Alfie Boe: Together in Concert (Live Nation)
The two star tenors deliver together but truly soar when they sing solo.
October 14, 2017
Review: MSO Plays Beethoven 8 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
Life-affirming musicianship led by an esteemed British clarinettist and maestro.
October 13, 2017
Review: Emmanuel Pahud (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
The Swiss flautist brought a powerful energy to match that of the ACO.
October 13, 2017
Review: Classical Gala Concert (ANU School of Music)
An understated announcement that the ANU School of Music is back for the long haul.
October 7, 2017
Review: Glories of the French Baroque (Melbourne Festival)
American soprano Brenda Rae stuns in her Australian debut.
October 7, 2017
Review: Taylor Mac: The Inauguration (Pomegranate Arts, Melbourne Festival)
Taylor Mac offers a brief but powerful taste of a larger epic.
October 6, 2017
Review: Crossing (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Australian tenor Alexander Lewis compels opposite Rod Gilfry's commanding Walt Whitman in Matthew Aucoin's deft new opera.
October 4, 2017
Review: The End (Keiichiro Shibuya & Hatsune Miku, OzAsia)
Remarkable Australian premiere of a unique Japanese virtual opera.
October 4, 2017
Review: MSO Plays La Mer (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
A masterful seascape bookended by two youthful works.
October 3, 2017
Review: The Blue Mountains Opera Festival (The Escarpment Group)
A delightful combination of music, opera, food and wine in an exquisite setting.
October 2, 2017
Review: Verdi Requiem (WASO Chorus, WA Youth Orchestra)
A concert to remember, for all the right reasons, with the young musicians performing above expectations.
October 2, 2017