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Venue: Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Brisbane

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AddressMelbourne St, South Bank
Brisbane
Queensland
4101
Australia
ContainsQPAC: Concert Hall
QPAC: Cremorne Theatre
QPAC: Lyric Theatre
QPAC: Playhouse
Google maps27° 28' 28.593" S 153° 1' 9.590" E
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BrisbaneFrom Winter’s Stillness

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Riley, Sigur Rós, Kõrvits, Schnittke, Traditional, Henriksen, Guðnadóttir
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Satu Vänskä; Trio Mediaeval

BrisbaneRomeo and Juliet

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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
John Cranko; The Australian Ballet; Jürgen Rose; Jon Buswell

BrisbaneMozart’s Last Symphonies

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Mozart
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti

BrisbanePekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries

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Mozart, Muhly, Reid, Mendelssohn
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Pekka Kuusisto

BrisbaneBeethoven’s Pastoral

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Beethoven
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti
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The triumph of virtue: Rossini’s Cenerentola in Brisbane

Margarita Gritskova (Angelina) © David Kelly
Margarita Gritskova leads a fine ensemble performance of Rossini’s most under-appreciated opera by Opera Queensland. 
****1
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Queensland Ballet: Behind the ‘rags to riches’ story of Coco Chanel

Neneka Yoshida as Coco Chanel, Patricio Revé as Boy Capel, Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon © David Kelly
Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon is a visually beautiful work about an unscrupulous character and a great addition to Queensland Ballet's repertoire.
****1
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A Coppélia coming to you from Hahndorf, South Australia

The football team in Greg Horsman's Coppélia for Queensland Ballet © David Kelly
Queensland Ballet’s delightful Coppélia is fresh and funny, without being superficial.
*****
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Queensland Ballet's Dream: pretty fairytale or dark drama?

Kohei Iwamoto as Puck in Liam Scarlett's A Midsummer Night's Dream © David Kelly
The music shimmers and the dancers shine in this twisted tale, a comic ballet but with dark undertones.
***11
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Songs amid ice and fire: Götterdämmerungat Opera Australia

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Andrea Silvestrelli (Hagen) © Wallis Media
An icy Götterdämmerung brings Opera Australia's Ring Cycle to a successful conclusion, with standout performances from Lise Lindstrom as Brünnhilde and Andrea Silvestrelli as Hagen.
****1
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Nature goes hi-tech: Opera Australia’s Siegfried a triumph for Vinke

Stefan Vinke (Siegfried) and Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde) © Wallis Media
The tireless Stefan Vinke wows in the title role of Opera Australia's Siegfried, in a production which harnesses technology to excellent effect.
****1
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Phoenixes and magic fire: Opera Australia's Die Walküre is a hit

Dominica Matthews, Deborah Humble, Jennifer Black, Mariana Hong and Agnes Sarkis (Valkyries) © Wallis Media
The second part of Opera Australia's Ring Cycle sees digital effects employed with greater restraint, delivering a production that is by turns moving and thrilling. 
****1
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Sweet treat for Christmas: Queensland Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Rian Thompson as King Rat in Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker for Queensland Ballet © David Kelly
While Tchaikovsky’s music is the biggest star in Queensland Ballet’s Nutcracker, the dancers sparkle and shine in a pretty fantasy world.
****1
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