Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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BrisbaneAlice's Adventures in Wonderland

QPAC: Lyric Theatre, Feb 25 19:30, Feb 26 18:30, Feb 27 13:30, 19:30, Feb 28 19:30, Mar 01 19:30, Mar 02 13:30, 19:30

Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Christopher Wheeldon; Australian Ballet

BrisbaneBeethoven & Prokofiev

QPAC: Concert Hall, Mon 11 Mar at 19:00

Prokofiev, Tabakova, Beethoven

Australian Chamber Orchestra; Lorenza Borrani

BrisbaneBranford Marsalis

QPAC: Concert Hall, Mon 13 May at 19:00

Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Beamish, Ginastera

Australian Chamber Orchestra; Satu Vänskä; Branford Marsalis

BrisbaneIndies & Idols

QPAC: Concert Hall, Mon 17 Jun at 19:00

Lutosławski, Dessner, Stevens, Penderecki, Greenwood, Szymanowski

Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti

BrisbaneLuminous

QPAC: Concert Hall, Mon 19 Aug at 19:00

Britten, Janáček, Vasks

Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Lior Elmaleh; Bill Henson

BrisbaneIntimate Bach

QPAC: Concert Hall, Mon 21 Oct at 19:00

Bach, Kurtág, Marais, Dean

Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Brett Dean; Erin Helyard; Timo-Veikko Valve

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La Scala's Don Quixote brings festive joy to Brisbane

Nicoletta Manni (Dulcinea), Maria Celeste Losa (Queen of Dryades), La Scala's Don Quixote © Darren Thomas

Chantal Nguyen, 17 Nov

Vivacious dancing and abundant joie de vivre in La Scala Ballet's Don Quixote

****1

Isabella Swietlicki in Jack Lister's B Sides © David Kelly

Chantal Nguyen, 15 Nov

An augmented reality app, film, photos, and a diverse live triple bill feature in Queensland Ballet's latest celebration of emerging and experimental choreographers and artists.

****1

Claudio Coviello (Albrecht) and Maria Eichwald (Giselle), La Scala Ballet's Giselle © Darren Thomas

Chantal Nguyen, 14 Nov

La Scala Ballet delights with a beautifully-danced Giselle for the company's first Australian visit.

****1

Camilo Ramos and Sophie Zoricic in Acosta's Carmen © David Kelly

Chantal Nguyen, 26 May

A youthfully fresh corps and Victor Estévez hold together this uneven double bill, with Acosta’s troubled Carmen demonstrating the challenges of adapting opera to ballet.

***11

Ulrike Schneider (Agrippina) and Keri Fuge (Poppea) © Darren Thomas

Jeremy Eccles, 08 Apr

Englishman Laurence Dale’s Göttingen Festival production of Handel’s Agrippina, now presented in the second Brisbane Baroque Festival, is based on the political void between appearance and reality.

***11

A Perfect Masterpiece: Glass's The Perfect American in Brisbane

Paul Selar, 20 Sep

The Perfect American, a fictional account of the final months of Walt Disney’s life, is a visually rhythmic flow of scenic magic on a blended Glass base – gently but harrowingly absorbing.

*****