Melbourne Opera opened the first of its three full Ring cycles in Bendigo with a Das Rheingold packed with fine performances.

Bach Akademie Australia's Easter presentation sets a new measure of excellence for baroque vocal performance.

This compelling, heartfelt and provocative Madama Butterfly remains as relevant and powerful as when first staged in 2014.

Nuanced and magical, this WA Opera production of Stephen Sondheim's twisty 1986 fairytale musical is a triumph.

Love, identity and the pressure to conform in focus as Squabbalogic hits the refresh button on a mid-1960s Broadway oddity.

Shostakovich’s satirical operetta about a Soviet housing crisis gets a funny, inventive modern Melbourne makeover.

Belvoir's production of Sondheim's Into the Woods gets off to a shaky start, but memorable performances and a moving second act win the day.

Chopin and Latin music combined in pianist Sergio Tiempo’s reflective and impressive recital.

Simon Tedeschi stars in a celebration of America’s Jazz Age, headlined by a rampant rendition of Gershwin’s magnum opus Rhapsody in Blue.

Fantastical Journeys and outstanding performances by US violinist Jennifer Koh and Finnish conductor Emilia Hoving.

The elements of skin, metal and wood are spotlit by Synergy Percussion in two world premieres and a grand finale bursting with power.

Canadian company Kidd Pivot's Revisor melds dance and text in an inspired version of Gogol’s The Government Inspector.