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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Australia

Use Bachtrack's search facility to find concerts, opera and dance events not only in this country but right around the world. Bachtrack has the largest number of upcoming events of any website, and if you want to read reviews of events which have taken place here, or in another country, you can search here for exactly the reviews which interest you.

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BrisbaneThe Drovers Wife

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QPAC: Glasshouse Theatre, May 16, 19, 21, 22
Palmer: The Drover’s Wife
Tahu Matheson; Leah Purcell; Isabel Hudson; Tess Schofield; Karen Norris; Queensland Symphony Orchestra
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MelbourneString Spectacular

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Melbourne Recital Centre, Sat 16 May at 19:30
Mozart, Grieg, Macens, Tchaikovsky
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Natalie Chee
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AdelaideRossini: La CenerentolaNew production

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Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Sat 16 May at 19:30
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Stuart Stratford; Neil Armfield; State Opera South Australia; Stephen Curtis; Nigel Levings; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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SydneyAlexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

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Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sat 16 May at 20:00
Britten, Rachmaninov, Demessieux, Debussy
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Carter; Alexander Gavrylyuk
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MelbourneLa traviata

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Regent Theatre, Sat 16 May at 19:30
Verdi: La traviata
Giampaolo Bisanti; Sarah Giles; Opera Australia; Charles Davis; Paul Jackson; Orchestra Victoria
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Rossini’s Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

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Sandra Bowdler, 07 May
Neil Armfield’s production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values. 
****1
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The triumph of virtue: Rossini’s Cenerentola in Brisbane

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Sandra Bowdler, 29 Apr
Margarita Gritskova leads a fine ensemble performance of Rossini’s most under-appreciated opera by Opera Queensland. 
****1
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The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion

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Katie Lawrence, 24 Apr
This revival of Romeo and Juliet combines vivid staging and technical leads, but the lover's careful partnership lacks the volatility that makes young love convincing and tragedy believable. 
***11
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Eroica: Riccardo Minasi and the WASO

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Sandra Bowdler, 11 Apr
Guest conductor Riccardo Minasi leads the West Australian Symphony Orchestra with a program of old favourites, with outstanding contribution from trumpeter Jenna Smith
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The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre in Flora

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Katie Lawrence, 07 Apr
Flora unites the Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre in a glorious collaboration that traces loss, renewal, resilience, cultural continuity and enduring vitality of the body. 
****1
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