The MCO and the Recital Centre's acoustics endow a stripped-back Messiah with the gravitas of a much bigger production.

A consistently engaging, perfectly blended concert of changing moods, from Bach to the Beatles.

Natasha Herbert shines in this loving yet unflinching depiction of the experience of – and the caring for – someone living with dementia.

The combined forces of WASO, Clara Jumi-Kang and conductor Vasily Petrenko make for a splendid night indeed.

Joanna Erskine’s engaging drama hinges on a theory you don't have to believe in to enjoy.

With lashings of on-stage chemistry, this all-conquering Neil Armfield production of Handel's Julius Caesar is a triumph.

Australian String Quartet light the skies with a trio of magnetic works.

The opening night performance of the first and third symphonies gets the MSO's Beethoven Festival off to a brilliant start.

A manifestly dark, intense and complicated story illuminated by a stellar cast, clever direction and superb design.

Simone Young is both maestro and master storyteller in this perfect reading of Die Walküre, with the SSO and an all-star cast at the top of their game.

Lynn Nottage’s microcosmic Sweat shows us what happens when the American Dream becomes an impossibility for working people.

The many moods of Chinese art song, from Imperial China to the present day, illuminated in a top-drawer performance.