Benjamin Millepied, former Principal with New York City Ballet, Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet and choreographer of Black Swan, discusses his latest film and the influence of Jerome Robbins.
We look at the work of Christian Spuck, Peter Sellars, Barrie Kosky and Romeo Castellucci to determine whether the oratorio has regained its long-lost theatrical mantle.
After two years of disruption, the arts bounced back in 2022, with plenty of memorable performances. So, who would you like to see recognised?
The last of the great Kapellmeisters has passed away at the age of 73 after collapsing during a performance in Munich.
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
Should Victorian-era melodrama give way to deeper explorations of the author's intent in staging legacy operas?
Barrie Kosky’s stupendous onstage cavalcade (featuring performers from Russia and Ukraine) is a masterful meditation on the lunacy that drives civilisations to ruin.
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
What have our opera and dance companies programmed this year?
Melbourne's Australian Contemporary Opera Company has announced its 2022 season, with seven productions – all directed by women – including five Australian premieres.
The 2022 Adelaide Festival program from Joint Artistic Directors Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy features 71 events including nine world premieres and six Australian premieres.
In this month's features we talk to Barrie Kosky about The Golden Cockerel, run an extract by Leigh Sales from the book Well Hello, explore the role of music reviewers today, and examine the pleasures and perils of writing music for the screen.
Why Barrie Kosky’s strange, dreamlike staging of The Golden Cockerel is unlike any other production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s final opera.
