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Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly had its Opening Night at the Drum Theatre in Dandenong Friday July 13th, and is now touring regional centres – Opera Australia’s website lists ...
Victorian Opera: William Tell
Design or coincidence? Whatever the reason, Victorian Opera’s fine production of Willliam Tell could not have found a more appropriate night to open than July 14: ...
Melbourne Festival of Lieder and Art Song
When Patricia Price, Artistic Director of The Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song (MIFLAS), gave the welcoming address, her excitement was understandable. With renowned ...
Mamma Mia!
It’s nearly 20 years since the Abba musical Mamma Mia! hit the international stage, and Australia welcomed this feel-good song and dance show in 2001. So the time ...
OA Schools Company: By the Light of the Moon
One of Opera Australia’s gifts to opera education is its schools program. The Schools Company gives around 400 performances a year to tens of thousands of ...
Swan Lake on Ice
In a swirl of snowflakes and fire The Imperial Ice Stars bring an untraditional Swan Lake to spectacular heights. Swan Lake on Ice is an enormously entertaining ...
Concert Reviews
There might not have been much madness as promised in Sumi Jo’s recital at the Melbourne Recital Centre, but there was certainly a lot of love. …
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Mid-Season Gala on Saturday night opened with an assured account of Stravinsky’s The Fairy Kiss. Conceived for the Ida Rubinstein Dance Company …
More of an announcement. than a review, a media release from the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition tells it all … Trio Marvin triumphs at MICMC …
Last Sunday the Australian Chamber Orchestra delivered another brave and invigorating program, thoughtfully spacing three modern works to finish with a vigorous romp through Haydn’s “London” …
In a program at the Melbourne Recital Centre paying homage to British composer Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012), Inventi Ensemble featured three of his shorter works alongside one …
We’re now at the pointy end of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and for this listener it’s a great pity to think it’ll all be …
