Despite exquisite vocal and musical performances, this staging of Benjamin Britten's Canticles is less than the sum of its otherwise beautiful parts, landing somewhere between performance art and oratorio.

Musicians often find Symonds' music technically difficult to play, but from the first rehearsal, he saw that the ASQ had taken his score "by the scruff of the neck" and that he had no need to worry.

Lyn Williams discusses Hypnopompia, an "astounding" and "challenging" piece in which the choristers discuss being a teenager in an uncertain world and the need for change.

The world premiere of this new Australian opera – a work that prompts dread as well as wonder about humanity's relationship with the natural world – was an enormous triumph, artistically and logistically.

SCO will take a new opera by Mary Finsterer to Holland, and explore Britten at home, including a musical response by Luke Styles, with a creative team in residency for both works.

Kanen Breen dazzles in a riotous production of Rameau’s comedy directed by Neil Armfield.

American Psycho: The Musical’s horrifyingly funny critique of late-20th-century consumerism earns its revival.

Alexander Berlage's colour saturated, overblown production of Mel Brooks' musical doesn't quite find its groove though there's still much to enjoy.

Tonight's online premiere of four short operas by four Australian women composers is a major achievement for Australia's most inspirational modern opera company.

Elenoa Rokobaro gives an incredible, soulful performance in an eloquent production directed by Mitchell Butel.

By establishing the rift between the boys too early, the production doesn't have the inexorable tension or poignancy of the book.

Alexander Berlage kills it with a sensationally staged production.