Tuesday, October 13, 2015
In a welcome and long awaited Australian visit, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu demonstrated her finely honed artistry and the luxurious beauty of her voice along with the verve of her gla…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:16PM[SHARE]Friday, October 9, 2015
Defying classification, The Rabbits blends opera, music theatre, and gentle pop music in a finely crafted theatrical experience. The result of an incredibly satisfying collaboration between …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:17AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 6, 2015
A perfect fit to the musical comedy genre that has served them so well, CLOC Musical Theatre’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone lives up to the expected standard of high production v…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:42AM[SHARE]Friday, October 2, 2015
Demonstrating yet again their absolute commitment to both new works and young singers, Victorian Opera presents the world premiere of the delightful new opera The Grumpiest Boy in the World.…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The original spirituality, raw talent and Irish charm of Riverdance are all but lost in this flashy, simplistic, clichéd presentation. Having broken away from original phenomenon R…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:43PM[SHARE]Friday, September 25, 2015
Brimming with rapturous Puccini-esque music and sung by a wonderfully well-matched cast of five, Lyric Opera of Melbourne’s hand-polished production of long lost Melbourne opera Stella…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:31PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The Australian Ballet boasts a carefully curated collection of classical and contemporary dance works in its eagerly anticipated season 2016. Returning full-length favourites and innovative …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, September 19, 2015
A pair of high quality performances anchors a lovingly staged boutique presentation of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald’s 1995 musical John & Jen. A contemplative reflection on famil…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:49AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Lavish production values and wonderful dance combine for a world class, highly traditional new staging of evergreen classic The Sleeping Beauty. Created and promoted over an extended period,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 8, 2015
A terrific cast, strong production values and lashings of real heart set Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life apart from similar “girls night out” revuesicals. Completing the ra…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 3, 2015
In a highly artistic program of great integrity, Renée Fleming and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra present a thoughtfully curated program of musical treasures, eschewing the chocolate box grea…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Melbourne Opera raises the bar yet again as a superb cast perform bel canto classic Mary Stuart in a lavish, inventive and highly attractive staging. In a contrasting but highly complementar…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:57PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 27, 2015
The Australian Ballet traverses from the twentieth to twenty-first century in this scintillating freestyle triple bill that anchors a company premiere and a world premiere with a treasured c…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:25PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 20, 2015
Music theatre lovers rejoice! The sea of revivals has parted to deliver a bona fide world hit, and the Australian production is a dream come true. Wickedly subversive, endlessly inventive an…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:34PM[SHARE]Popular artists will perform in a range of venues in Victorian Opera’s eclectic, original, carefully curated 2016 season. Inverting the formula used by basically every other arts organ…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 15, 2015
The Production Company ventures where commercial producers, and even subsidised companies lately, do not dare to tread to bring us the first mainstage Australian premiere of a Broadway music…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:58PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Celebrating their 60th anniversary year, Opera Australia presents a range of mainstage operas and special events, while continuing to take opera to regional centres. Sydney’s year of o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:14PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 21, 2015
A top cast and solid production values elevate independent production Blood Brothers. The West End’s third longest running musical, Blood Brothers is a dramatically charged potboiler w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:12PM[SHARE]Friday, June 20, 2014
Victorian Opera expands their training of singers and audiences alike with the first performance of this unique new branch of the company.
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 10:52PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 16, 2014
Completing a cycle of three lavish outdoor productions over three years, Madama Butterfly is set to open on Friday. This cherished Puccini opera follows La Traviata (2012) and Carmen (2013) …
SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 04:04AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2013
Hundreds upon hundreds of theatre fans voted for their favourites in this year’s Theatre People Pro Choice Awards. The number of voters for the fourth annual awards smashed the previou…
SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 05:35PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Götterdämmerung, or The Twilight of the Gods, see Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle reach its fiery conclusion.
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 05:41AM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2013
Arriving at the heroic action at the heart of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle, the title character of tonight’s installment is the one destined to wake the girl, slay the dragon and rec…
SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 02:07AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Sentimental favourite of the cycle, Die Walküre also features the most recognizable piece of Wagner’s music for the Ring. From the gloriously romantic love duets of act one to the…
SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 08:11AM[SHARE]Monday, November 18, 2013
The wait is finally over! The Melbourne Ring Cycle opens tonight at the State Theatre, now two rows smaller thanks to the newly enlarged orchestra pit that houses 135 musicians.
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