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Prospero Arts and QPAC's 2024 production of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance – in Concert'. Two actors kneel on the stage, with the orchestra and conductor visible behind them. The woman wears a red and orange Victorian dress and straw hat; she is smiling broadly at a young man in a blue and yellow jacket, opened to reveal his white short and white trousers. He wears high black boots and a colourful scarf dangles from his waist.
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Performance review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert, QPAC

Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser, which offers an all-star cast with many musical gems.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra will tour the Northern Territory in its 2025 season. The photo looks down on the orchestra, arrayed around a podium as a middle-aged man in a suit conducts. The photo is taken from above and to the side, so that we can see the strings section, a harpist, percussionist and other Orchestra members.
Features

Darwin Symphony Orchestra to tour Territory-wide in 2025

The DSO’s 2025 season will see Jonathan Tooby’s last hurrah as Artistic Director/Chief Conductor, but not before the Orchestra undertakes…

Five women in the cast of 'The Heartbreak Choir' singing.
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Theatre review: The Heartbreak Choir, Ensemble Theatre

Themes of community, forgiveness and understanding lie at the heart of this crowd-pleaser, which rounds out Ensemble’s 2024 season.  

A woman wearing a Santa costume with enormous layers of skirt surrounding her.
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Performance review: F Christmas, Malthouse Theatre

The antidote to traditional Christmas schmaltz.

A string quartet wave their bows in the air on stage.
Features

A fond farewell to a Goldner era

After 30 years of playing music together, the Goldner String Quartet has called time with a final Farewell Concert on…

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Improved accessibility at Bakehouse Studios due to recent redevelopment

A venue known for hosting music legends now offers better accessibility opportunities for artists and visitors.

legal action: an image of a small bronze sculpture/ statue of the symbol of the law - a female figure blindfolded holding two scales.
Opinions & Analysis

Legal costs of MSO Board actions start to mount … at what cost to the art?

The MSO’s controversial response to a statement made by an artist at an August recital has not just impacted the…

A look at NSW’s Contemporary Music Strategy. Two musicians standing on stage back to back singing into a microphone. A diamond window of blue light frames them, and their faces are not visible.
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NSW's contemporary music strategy backs $250 minimum musician fees and calls for a new music school

The first-ever NSW Contemporary Music Strategy vows to invest $103 million over the next three years with funding initiatives and…

Erik Thomson as Scrooge. He is wearing a pink coat and is standing in a door frame. The ensemble are in black behind him.
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Musical review: A Christmas Carol, Comedy Theatre

Back again for its third iteration, this version comes with a new Scrooge and is as engaging as the previous…

WASO's Principal 3rd Horn Robert Gladstones and Associate Principal Oboe Liz Chee.
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WASO embraces new venues and new programs in its 2025 season

Despite the temporary closure of Perth Concert Hall, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra shows no sign of slowing down in…

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