The third opera in Wagner’s tetralogy throws up plenty of challenges, but Chen Shi-Zheng tackles them boldly and triumphs.

The wintry wonderland of Queensland ballet's The Nutcracker is a perfect antidote to Brisbane’s already sweltering summer.

Chen Shi-Zheng’s meticulous staging of the second opera in Wagner's tetralogy proves his Ring Cycle is one for the ages.

Recently appointed TSO Associate Concertmaster Ji Won Kim steps up for a stunningly successful concerto debut.

Old friends Anthony Marwood and James Crabb get up close and personal with the ACO.

A small but mighty production of the Tony Award-winning musical about fabulous footwear and accepting people for who they are.

Chen Shi-Zheng’s finely crafted Ring Cycle heralds a return to Neue Bayreuth, but with a human touch.

One of Australia’s leading new music groups delivers a virtuosic program packed with rollicking tunes

Omega Ensemble overcomes some late adversity for a night of courage and excitement. Lionhearts, indeed.

Pinchgut's superlative specialist cast of singers polish Handel's 1715 hit to a dazzling shine.

One of those ‘new music moments’ that leaves you elated, confronted and in need of some sonic rest for a day or so. 

Excellence across Chinese and European works in this timely offering from China’s premier orchestra.

David Malouf’s poetic world brought to life thanks to Katie Noonan & co.’s beautiful blend.

Music celebrating hidden love no longer confined to the closets of history.

Wilson and his Sinfonia produces a top pick in this luscious score.

Cheney offers a unique and enquiring take on Australian chamber music.

An outstandingly detailed Siegfried from Rattle, providing you can live with the lead.

Kožená and Rattle return with a compelling program of folk song arrangements.

Bartók but not as you know him: Aimard re-boots the Piano Concertos.

Late Massenet shines in a recording that makes a strong case for a staging.

It’s problematic for a film made in 2023 to focus on the neurodiverse musical mind as though it is exclusively white and male.

War is hell in Ridley Scott’s biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte. But for viewers safe in their cinema seats, it is also inescapably magnificent.

Expertly crafted and featuring an excellent cast, this modest project still packs a punch.

Mark Cousins’ study of the groundbreaking director inspires fans to revisit classic movies they think they already know.

One of British music’s most enduring bromances goes under the microscope.

An actor speaks, offering thoughts that are illuminating, humane, intelligent and sharp.

More is less in this study of how the lived queer experience is represented in opera.

A radical reassessment that refuses to throw the Bard out with the bathwater.