Review: La Belle et La Bête (Melbourne Festival)
Glass’s opera for ensemble and film is hypnotic start to Festival’s opening weekend.
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
Brazilian pianist offers masterclass in understated excellence.