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Review: La bohème (Opera Australia)

A fine cast of Puccini interpreters animate this nostalgic farewell to Gale Edwards’ Weimar-era production.

August 24, 2025
Opera
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Review: Die Fledermaus (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

Johann Strauss II’s New Year’s Eve staple Die Fledermaus proves perfect for the batty times we live in.

March 17, 2025
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Review: Un bellissimo fuocco (Australian Baroque & West Australian Opera)

Rachelle Durkin in peak vocal and dramatic form in Australian Baroque's exploration of lesser-known opera and chamber works.

September 2, 2024
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The 2024 Performing Arts WA Awards: The Winners

Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA, West Australian Opera and Broome-based Marrugeku among those honoured.

August 13, 2024
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Review: Festival of Outback Opera (Opera Queensland)

Having perfected the formula for its annual festival, Opera Queensland ups the ante with its most sophisticated program to date.

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Blue-Sky Opera

Opera Queensland is on a mission to take opera as far afield as possible and change the way it’s perceived.

April 22, 2024
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Australian Youth Orchestra launches 2024 season

AYO's 2024 season balances inclusion, diversity and innovation across a program ranging from the classical to the cutting-edge contemporary.

January 9, 2024
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Review: La bohème (West Australian Opera)

This new take on Puccini’s classic combines visual chic and grittiness in a visually impressive and emotionally moving production.

October 20, 2023
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UKARIA launches first half of 2024 season

Intimate recitals by international drawcards Paul Lewis and Joshua Bell, NYC's Brooklyn Rider, and ACO star Satu Vänskä. More to come.

October 20, 2023
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Live Review

Review: Magic Spirit (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)

From Ravel to William Barton, WASO's Magic Spirit concert was an invitation to restfulness – and wakefulness.

October 7, 2023
Chamber, Festivals
Live Review

Review: To the Mysterious Forest (Australian Festival of Chamber Music)

An extraordinary concert of compositional contrasts, instrumental virtuosity and sheer entertainment.

August 4, 2023
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Live Review

Review: Satyagraha (Opera Australia)

Orchestra Victoria in awesome form for a one-off concert performance of Philip Glass’s Gandhi opera Satyagraha.

May 15, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Alcina (National Opera)

Directed by Peter Coleman-Wright, this production was a triumph, with superb singing, beautiful music and inventive staging overcoming budgetary limitations.

December 10, 2022

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