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Haydn’s Creation
Haydn’s The Creation Sydney Opera House – Concert Hall For my first experience of a major classical performance, I could hardly have asked for a...
Possession
This was a wonderfully modern and powerful celebration of opera. The concept of the show grabbed me from the outset and I was excited to...
Little Red
There is something genuinely special about watching a child experience live theatre for the first time — and Freeze Frame Opera’s Little Red captures that...
Perfect. A Triumph For Easter Weekend
75 years ago, the director and Chief Conductor of Sydney Symphony Orchestra was the renowned Eugene Goossens. Goossens conducted concerts in the Sydney...
Opera For The Uninformed: In The Presence of Light
There’s something rather intimate about being invited to a dress rehearsal of a show. The creatives are milling around you buzzing in nervous excitement. T...
A Masterpiece of Music and Theatre: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Musical is now one of my all-time favourite musicals thanks to The Hills Musical Theatre Company. I absolutely loved this...
The Old Maid, The Thief, The Telephone
Mopoke Theatre Productions, an Adelaide based independent theatre company, presentation of The Old Maid and the Thief, and the Telephone is light-hearted a...
Aphrodite: Beauty Disassembled
In Sydney Chamber Opera’s Aphrodite, the act of looking becomes its own kind of violence. Composed by acclaimed American composer Nico Muhly with a librett...
The Class Of 85 – Bach Akademie Australia
Last night I experienced something absolutely incredible: “The Class of ’85” by the Bach Akademie Australia featuring the divine voices of mezzo-soprano H...
Eucalyptus: The Opera
A beautifully fluid and enchanting story is what first comes to my mind in sitting to write this review on the new EUCALYPTUS: THE OPERA...
Sweeney Todd Presented by Victorian Opera
Sweeney Todd has again emerged from the shadows into the Melbourne limelight, with audiences greeting this season's combined Victorian Opera and New Zealan...
La Rondine (The Swallow)
The Victorian Opera's production of "La Rondine" ("The Swallow"), written by Giacomo Puccini, was an incredible experience. This production featured the re...
