★★★★☆ Rules are joyfully bent and broken in four explorations of the new. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Lise Lindstrom’s Brünnhilde crowns climax of Melbourne Ring. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Powerful and emotional experience, with fabulous singing, despite amplification problems.

★★★★☆ Sublime performances from WASO’s Wagnerian dream team. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Vocal heroics and visual magic in Armfield’s theatrical Siegfried. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Thoughtful second part to Armfield's Ring transports us to soprano heaven.

★★½☆☆ Aurally and visually a blast, a stilted book leaves Mack & Mabel a second-rate musical. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A dizzying exploration into love and longing with world-class voices.

★★★★☆ The showgirls return as Ring revival kicks off in style. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Genre-bending experimental mini-festival is musically expansive success. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Voices shine in the concert hall, despite a programme meant for the forest.

Muscular performances of Schnittke, Schubert and Beethoven from a commanding Guest Director.