An excellent cast and orchestra showcased Wagner’s rich score in this one-off concert of the third opera in his Ring Cycle.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

Catherine Foster makes a stunning Australian debut in a concert of Strauss’ Greek tragedy.

Helena Dix dazzles in this bel canto rarity, given a clever House of Gucci makeover.

It’s hard enough for an opera company to survive without government funding, but staging Wagner’s Ring Cycle is something else. We trace the history of Melbourne Opera, which is presenting Australia’s first regional Ring Cycle in Bendigo.

It’s sexism versus the modern woman in this powerful new play by Suzie Miller, inspired by Anna Karenina.

It’s impossible to resist this original Broadway production’s big hairdos and even bigger feel-good energy.

Mean Girls meets Freaky Friday in this adaptation of Alice Pung’s young-adult novel.

Both intriguing and alienating, this experimental performance interrogates the self in the digital age.

Despite the text’s inherent silliness, this national touring production is low on laughs.

This adaptation of Melina Marchetta's classic Italian-Australian coming-of-age novel is still finding its feet.

Simon Phillips and Tim Finn return with a bittersweet boutique musical about longing and regret.