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The quintessence of Hamlet: Brett Dean’s opera arrives in Sydney
80% less of Shakespeare's text adds up to more intensity in Brett Dean's Hamlet as Neil Armfield's staging is mounted by Opera Australia.
Allan Clayton dazzles in Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met
Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met is a worthy addition to the operatic canon, and the production is a treat.
At the Festival d'Aix: to hear Tristan... and to die
The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence gives us a definitive performance of Wagner's opera – but for listening only.
It was all a dream: an absorbing Die tote Stadt in Munich
With an unsurpassed cast, devoted conducting and a brilliantly imaginative staging, the Bavarian State Opera's new production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt is a triumph.
Stark raving: SDC clubs out with Forever & Ever
Sydney Dance Company's contrasting double bill revisits Rafael Bonachela's elegantly reflective Frame of Mind and premieres Antony Hamilton's bemusing and rave-inspired Forever & Ever.
To sing or not to sing: Hamlet in Adelaide
Brett Dean's Hamlet is an extremely powerful theatrical experience, excelling in all aspects of production, singing and musical values, but is it an opera?