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Opera Australia: Lohengrin review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on May 15, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

Opera Australia: La Traviata review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on May 11, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Girl From the North Country review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on May 5, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

IOpera, Melbourne Opera: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review

By Simon Parris on May 2, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

To Barbra, with Love review

By Simon Parris on April 22, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: The Phantom of the Opera review

By Simon Parris on March 26, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Volt review

By Simon Parris on March 14, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

The Australian Ballet returns the mixed contemporary program to the stage, showcasing the depth of talent in the company with Volt. Bookended by an almost too well-matched pair of Wayne McGregor works, […]

Melbourne Theatre Company: Emerald City review

By Simon Parris on March 12, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The noble intention of Melbourne Theatre Company’s celebration of 50 years of David Williamson plays misfires with a bland revival of 1987 hit Emerald City, a play that proves more tepid talkfest […]

Victorian Opera: Salome review

By Simon Parris on February 26, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Victorian Opera begins 2020 in absolute peak form, presenting Richard Strauss’ Salome on a grand scale.

Billy Elliot the Musical review

By Simon Parris on February 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Inspiring, amusing and genuinely moving, the revival tour of Billy Elliot the Musical arrives in Melbourne with an exceptional cast in peak form.

Shrek the Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on February 20, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A joyful tonic, Shrek the Musical underpins glossy spectacle with endearing heart, delighting the audience with sassy humour and quirky characters.

Melbourne Theatre Company: Torch the Place review

By Simon Parris on February 15, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Deftly blending uproarious humour with affecting pathos, Benjamin Law’s Torch the Place is a triumph. Having supported the writing of Law’s first play through their visionary NEXT STAGE program, Melbourne Theatre Company […]

Melbourne Opera: Fidelio review

By Simon Parris on February 6, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Melbourne Opera adds to the celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a splendidly sung revival of their 2013 staging of Fidelio.

Melbourne Theatre Company: Home, I’m Darling review

By Simon Parris on January 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Melbourne Theatre Company welcomes the new decade with an Australian premiere that is as lavishly produced as it is splendidly performed. If only Home, I’m Darling had something more substantial to say.

Gertrude Opera: As One review

By Simon Parris on January 24, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Gertrude Opera heralds the new decade with the modern American opera As One, a heartfelt work as timely as it is elegiac.

Opera and Ballet Year in Review 2019

By Simon Parris on December 27, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Melbourne continues to enjoy a well-balanced opera program of large and smaller scale productions featuring a wide array of local and international artists.

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