This surreal twist on Shakespeare’s bloodiest play makes bold creative choices, but does it cut to the heart?

Wild dogs and new tricks as Circa bounds back into Brisbane.

A box set binge of Bach as Madeleine Easton’s Akademie takes on all six Brandenburgs.

A triumphant Australian debut showcased the American soprano's ability to identify with her program's emotional content.

A chamber music concert responding to an exhibition about time makes for a highly cerebral experience.

Two of the world’s best Nibelung and a stunning Brunnhilde debut raise the bar as Young’s already outstanding Ring Cycle continues.

Scaled up for big rooms, Sarah Goodes’ production reveals the operatic peaks and precipices of Edward Albee's masterpiece.

The Australian Ballet’s stylish, sophisticated triple bill raises the bar.

Sublime late Brahms, plus storied works by Bach and Beethoven, from the deeply thoughtful pianist Piotr Anderszewski.

Lovecraftian puppets and pirates clash with sci-fi sensibilities and pulp-radio-drama stylings in this absurd new show.

Drawing on a deep reservoir of sadness and anger, So Young is a finely tuned study in discomfort.

Paris in the 1920s comes vividly to life in the ACO’s stylish and inventive homage to Cocteau and Les Six.

Kaufmann’s Doppelgänger is a double album to treasure.

Folk and classical meshes seamlessly in terrific trios for clarinet, violin and piano.

Petrenko and the BPO inject emotion into Schoenberg.

Weinberg’s final opera sees the light of day.

Kats-Chernin’s ancient stories chime with contemporary resonance.

Atmospheric works for solo cello by renowned Icelandic composers.

Two of RVW’s most stirring symphonies, wonderfully played.

Strange and beautiful ear-expanding sounds for strings from Liza Lim.

This exquisite American film absorbs the viewer in the shifting moods and minutiae of a woman's assimilation into aged care.

It may not reshape the action-thriller tropes, but it’s smartly shot and gives Emma Thompson a role to relish.

The casting of Anna Netrebko was always going to be controversial. So, was it all worth it in the end?

The rituals of village life are vividly captured in this austere yet arresting drama set in the Italian Alps.

Shear’s life with Stokowski and Rostropovich makes a fascinating memoir and much, much more.

The multifaceted musician traces his career in an honest, engaging narrative.

This Brahmsian labour of love receives a posthumous publication.

This collection of essays is a sophisticated meditation on virtuosity itself.