Glass’s opera for ensemble and film is hypnotic start to Festival’s opening weekend.

★★★☆☆ Great band and nifty moves can’t rescue so-so dreams of low-wattage lovers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★☆☆ Beautiful production, not exactly groundbreaking, harks back to golden age of ballet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Definitive performances prove madness can be catching. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ Operatic “threesome” proves a perfect fit for Oz’s original party palace. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Nuanced and beguiling exercise in 17th-century performance practice.

★★★½☆ A perfectly understandable production of good clean gibberish. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★½ Edwards’ Mass of the Dreaming and Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass made a moving pairing. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ Stanley Dodds caps off AWO concerts with twin titans of symphonic repertoire. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★★☆ Double basses take the spotlight to celebrate five years of AWO. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★½☆☆ Musical itself is weak but fabulous (conjoined) co-stars are well worth seeing. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

★★★½☆ Melbourne foursome brings us Beethoven’s words and music in a nutshell. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in