Review: Gilgamesh (Sydney Chamber Opera, Opera Australia & Carriageworks)
A brilliant, challenging score by Jack Symonds sustains this boldly designed Ur-fable of bloodlust and redemption.
A brilliant, challenging score by Jack Symonds sustains this boldly designed Ur-fable of bloodlust and redemption.
Darebin City Preston Brass Band delivers a dazzling interpretation of a much-loved claymation caper.
Australian Haydn Ensemble blows hot with some virtuoso horn and a scaled down take on Mozart’s Jupiter.
A program of expressive contemporary Chinese art songs, rooted in the European art song and Lieder tradition.
David Williamson's cruise ship satire The Puzzle presents like a classic romp from the 1970s. Lower your expectations accordingly.
Huw Higginson and Hannah Waterman shine in this very British comedy-drama about living through a mother's dying days.
Singers including Helena Dix and Deborah Humble celebrate Puccini with a concert of opera highlights and the one-act tragedy Suor Angelica.
Sir Donald Runnicles casts his painterly eye over some ravishing and rarely heard French treats.
Absurd, fabulous fun. If you're a fan of Céline Dion, the film Titanic and/or gloriously camp musical theatre, this will float your boat.
LA Phil Wind Quintet teams up with QCGU students for under-attended Brisbane Festival chamber showcase.
Forget about your own cost of living issues for a while with this Pulitzer Prize winner about people with disabilities, their carers and the universal need to connect.
Marvellous Mendelssohn and some interesting new voices, but Richard Tognetti brings it all back home to Bach.
Director Gary Abrahams and a talented cast give this well worn Puccini opera an early 20th century Melbourne refresh.