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SydneyThe Merry Widow

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Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe (La Veuve joyeuse)
Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra

BrisbaneThe Nutcracker – Queensland BalletCréation mondiale

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Tchaïkovski: Casse-Noisette
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Derek Deane; Queensland Ballet; Nathaniel Griffiths; Lez Brotherston; Damien Cooper
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Nobody puts Bangarra in the corner: Illume delivers a powerful message

Bangarra Dance Theatre in Illume © Daniel Boud
Bangarra Dance Theatre's 2025 commissioned work reclaims space and offers ambitious visuals, but sacrifices intimacy. 

Sydney Dance Company: maintaining the momentum on tour

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's momenta © Pedro Greig
Minimalist in design, Sydney Dance Company’s momenta showcases the transcendent athleticism of its dancers.

Sydney Dance Company’s Somos: intimacy and the art of holding back

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's Somos © Pippa Samaya
Both evocative and restrained, Sydney Dance Company's Somos returns to Sydney for its second season. 

Julius Caesar – or some of it – from Pinchgut Opera

Samantha Clarke (Cleopatra) and Tim Mead (Giulio Cesare) © Brett Boardman
Handel's Giulio Cesare is heavily abridged in Sydney, but generally well-performed musically, albeit with a rather awkward staging by Neil Armfield. 

Sydney Dance Company’s Twofold: a quirky bulldozer of authenticity

Sydney Dance Company in Rafael Bonachela's Impermanence © Pedro Greig
Sydney Dance Company premieres Melanie Lane’s Love Lock, alongside existing repertoire Impermanence by Rafael Bonachela. It’s a work of bold genius and a dazzling double bill that's not to be missed. 

An underwhelming Madama Butterfly in Sydney

A mid-performance jump-in by tenor Thomas Strong saves the show on the opening night of this revival of Graeme Murphy's production.