With bucket loads of farcical frivolity and not a dying heroine in sight, Robert Andrew Greene’s Two Weddings, One Bride is anything but ordinary operetta fare.

Opera Australia’s current production of Tosca under the direction of John Bell is sheer brilliance.

Opera Australia’s 200th celebratory performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata is a tireless jewel of melodic beauty and poignant tragedy that carries its audience on a wave of pathos.

Kennedy is no ordinary ’classical’ musician and in spite of his musical pedigree, he seems to relish in not conforming to the expectations of classical music goers, and in doing so this renegade violinist has gathered a huge following.

‘Hakawati’ is an Arabic word meaning ‘the teller of tales’ – and what ‘tales’ these tellers are telling!

Think cello – you know, that gorgeous ‘classical’ string instrument with the melancholy tone that conjures up images of love-struck swans? And then think ‘ACDC’.

Opera Australia's 60th anniversary revival of My Fair Lady under the direction of Dame Julie Andrews is a seamless audial, visual and comic delight which far exceeded my expectations.

The Australian Ballet's current offering of the eternally famous Swan Lake is an interesting production that ranges from the ordinary to the breathtakingly exquisite.

Opera Australia's current production of Puccini's last opera Turandot is a spectacular tour-de-force that should not be missed.

Opera Van Diemensland's recent production of Puccini's masterpiece Tosca at the Independent Theatre under the direction of Martin Buckingham was a courageous and largely successful offering of a great work.