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Opera
Live Review

Review: The First Murder (Pinchgut Opera)

This brilliantly conceived production of Scarlatti's 1707 oratorio is set in contemporary times, on a beach, with superb performances all round.

May 24, 2026
Opera
features

Paradise lost – on the beach

Pinchgut Opera melds the Old Testament with Aussie holiday tradition in a reimagined, psychologically driven staging of Scarlatti’s The First Murder.

May 1, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Newsworthy: January/February 2026

A round-up of our recent news reports.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Handel’s Messiah (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

MSO brings a welcome touch of Scandinavian savvy to Melbourne’s festive season.

December 18, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Messiah (Pinchgut Opera)

The fresh sounds, harmonies and improvisations Erin Helyard infuses into this production turn the old into something new and extraordinary.

November 28, 2025
News, Opera
news

Ashlyn Tymms wins 2025 Opera Awards

Tymms, who made her Opera Australia debut earlier this year in Cendrillon, “absolutely thrilled and deeply grateful” to receive the prize.

November 20, 2025
News, Opera
news

West Australian Opera unveils “unifying” 2026 season

WAO promises "opera that speaks to the heart" in a 2026 season of three mainstage classics and a secret 'pop-up' experience.

October 16, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Mozart’s Requiem (Canberra Symphony Orchestra)

Thoughtfully transmitted, thoroughly immersive and fittingly beguiling – all at once.

September 26, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
news

Pinchgut Opera lifts curtain on 2026 season

A debut orchestral concert, a new staging of Pinchgut's first-ever production and an Australian premiere.

September 23, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Verdi Requiem (Perth Symphonic Chorus)

A masterful performance of Verdi’s choral masterpiece sets the bar high early and keeps it there for the duration.

September 8, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Rusalka (Opera Australia)

Nicole Car dazzles in Sarah Giles’s five-star staging of Dvořák’s masterpiece – the best in decades.

July 20, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Flight (State Opera South Australia)

A fine operatic metaphor for the transience and troubles of modern life, but Flight's rhyming libretto reduces uplift.

May 9, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Cendrillon (Opera Australia & Sydney Festival)

Joy and wonder among the fun and laughter in Opera Australia's fairytale 2025 season opener.

January 3, 2025

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