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.

Drizzle Boy, Ryan Enniss' coming-of-age play about a young autistic man, is affecting, hopeful – and a little bit magic.

Less is more in this final instalment of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, with vocal fireworks honouring the memory of the divas responsible for the bel canto revival.

A truly living music and the closest you can get to hearing the late Astor Piazzolla himself.