Mozart’s The Magic Flute is an opera aptly used to introduce children and adults alike to the delightful world of opera. Kate Gaul’s reimagined production of The Magic Flute is understated – almost childlike. Elaborate costumes, over-the-top singing, and extravagant…
Sydney Opera House has kicked off its 50th anniversary program with the late Peter Shaffer’s best-known play Amadeus. The play has it all; ambition, obsession, betrayal, and a dash of comedy. Amadeus is everything you could ever want – theatre,…
Myra Dubois will be performing her show Dead Funny at the Opera House 18 – 29 February as part of 2020 Mardi Gras. Dead Funny has received rave reviews at Fringe festivals around the UK. Ahead of her arrival in…
There’s nothing quite like the Sydney Opera House throwing a birthday party for a musical. And on Thursday night, that’s exactly what they did to celebrate the 50th anniversary tour of the 1960s rock musical Hair (3 – 6 October). Wading…
The Wu Tang Clan have come all the way to Sydney to perform their debut album. For a limited time, you can see the iconic group perform Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in our most iconic building (8 – 11…
The Australian singer songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke made her Sydney Symphony Orchestra debut at the Sydney Opera House and I was lucky enough to witness it. Clearly a milestone in her career, the 35 years-old prodigy described the moment as a ‘dream…
While this wasn’t my first classical performance at a major venue, it was my first at the Sydney Opera House, which is, let’s be honest, a pretty big deal to anyone interested in the arts. The performance: Vivaldi: The New Four…
Complete with bartending acrobats, a roller skating ukulele player, and a woman with pelvic floor muscles so powerful she can play a kazoo with her vagina, Club Swizzle is everything you never knew you wanted to see. If this is…
With each year, VIVID continues to expand as it cements its place as one of Sydney’s premier events. While the music calendar has been a staple for the festival, this year’s offerings goes one step further. The VIVID Live Artist…
Sydney Opera House, Sunday 22 May 2016. I’ll be honest: I had never heard of Niall Ferguson before Sunday night’s talk at the Opera House. So it was slightly comforting that I was not the only one, as a fellow…