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Our reviewers give their verdict on Sydney Festival’s first batch of shows, including Send For Nellie; A Bucket of Beetles; Il Tabarro; Smashed: The Nightcap; Encantado; and Bananaland.

If you have only one reason to sit through the opera Die Walkure (The Valkyries), then it is...

A strong opener to Melbourne Operas all-Australian complete Ring, the first to be performed outside a state capital, in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo.

Melbourne Opera’s Ring cycle hits its stride with an energising second instalment of Wagner’s tetralogy.

Melbourne Opera opened the first of its three full Ring cycles in Bendigo with a Das Rheingold packed with fine performances.

Right from the moment the lights dimmed in the auditorium, the audience was served a feast of the...

Soaring vocals and a bravura performance by soprano Helena Dix are among the many highlights of Lucrezia Borgia, in which subterfuge and skulduggery abound.

Our round up of what’s on Melbourne’s stages leads with Lisa McCune’s star turn in Girl from the North Country.

Composed a century ago, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny has a surprisingly modern message: that good intentions aren’t enough, and actions count.

Jonas Kaufmann performs in what is arguably his greatest role in Melbourne in May.