In one of Melbourne’s most keenly anticipated opera events of the year, the wait to hear Australia’s own Jessica Pratt in La Traviata has been well worth it.
Victorian Opera: La Traviata review
CLOC Musical Theatre: 42nd Street review
CLOC Musical Theatre go into their dance as they celebrate 50 fabulous years of Melbourne music theatre magic.
Let’s Get It On: The Life and Music of Marvin Gaye review
An electrifying performance from prolific talent Bert LaBonté anchors Let’s Get It On, a soulful trip down Motown memory lane.
Opera Australia: Carmen review
Perennial favourite Carmen returns as a rare autumn blossom, with additional generous touches from Opera Australia making this an immersive night out at the theatre. Atmospheric live music warms the audience before […]
Wicked [Melbourne 2014] review
In the years since musicals dropped off radio playlists and album charts, Wicked was the first show to arrive to a public frenzy of interest and anticipation. Six years later, and now […]
Lyric Opera of Melbourne: The Tender Land review
Originally written for television and considered too intimate for grand opera houses, Chapel off Chapel proves to be the ideal venue for this lovingly staged production by Lyric Opera. The little-known work […]
Opera Australia: The Turk in Italy review
Opera Australia brings sunny summer back to Melbourne in this featherlight confection, a neat contrast to the sturm und drang of the season’s other three offerings.
Opera Australia: Eugene Onegin review
Opera Australia strays from the chocolate box favourites with this all too rare staging of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a presentation all the more precious for its ingenious concept and glorious singing.
Rocky Horror Show review [Melbourne]
40 years old? Time really is fleeting. But madness has not taken its toll on Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, still the king of cult camp classics. Craig McLachlan walks away with […]
Opera Australia: Rigoletto review
In an everything-old-is-new-again twist, Opera Australia’s latest production of Verdi’s immortal classic Rigoletto eschews gimmickry and high concept by returning the opera to its original time and place, albeit with a twenty-first […]
