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ArtsPremiumVoyces’ Christmas at St Joe’s

Noel! Noel! rings out from the gallery at St Joseph’s Subiaco to launch Voyces’ choral Christmas celebrations.

David Cusworth

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Festive fun with Christmas Freeze Frame Opera

Sublime seasonal highlights with White Wine in the Sun for Freeze Frame Opera’s Christmas at the Quarry.

David Cusworth

ArtsCommentsPremiumFeast of Christmas treats with HIP Company

Seasonal treats and a fresh singing partnership at St Mary’s South Perth for Christmas with HIP Company.

David Cusworth

Cool YulePremiumStars out in South Perth for Giovanni Christmas

Australian carol leads out Giovanni Consort’s Christmas celebrations at St Mary’s South Perth.

David Cusworth

ArtsCommentsPremiumHandel’s Messiah serenades Concert Hall before renovation

Generations witness a last hurrah at Perth Concert Hall in Handel’s time-honoured oratorio Messiah with Perth Symphonic Chorus and Perth Baroque Orchestra.

David Cusworth

Festive favouritesPremiumCool Yule kicks off with a pageant

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas, with carols in the malls, fairy lights on the streets and Santa out and about across Perth.

David Cusworth

Classical livePremiumWASO farewells Perth Concert Hall

Allan Meyer’s 34-year conversation with WA Symphony Orchestra hits new heights with Brahms Clarinet Sonata No.1 in last program at Perth Concert Hall before renovations.

David Cusworth

Opera livePremiumMozart’s Don Giovanni a #Me-Too monster with FFO

Freeze Frame Opera’s Don Giovanni at Fremantle Prison reinvents Mozart’s loathed lothario as a #MeToo movie impresario for the Trump 2.0 era.

David Cusworth

Season launchPremiumHigh fives for WASO in 2025

WA Symphony Orchestra’s breakout from Perth Concert Hall in 2025 features high-fives all around, with five distinct concert series at five venues across Perth.

David Cusworth

Classical livePremiumBrahms’ Splendour at Perth Concert Hall

Crystalline clarity and dazzling technique carry Clara-Jumi Kang through a sublime Brahms’ Violin Concerto with WA Symphony Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko at Perth Concert Hall.

David Cusworth

WA BalletPremiumWA Ballet casts an enchanting spell in The Sleeping Beauty

There’s plenty to love about being swept away in WA Ballet’s latest production of a beloved classic, The Sleeping Beauty. Dazzling costumes, grand sets, exquisite dancing — this is a ballet that has it all.

Melinda Webster

Australian premierePremiumScotland Unbound with ACO and Sean Shibe

Fond farewell and rollicking sendoff in Australian Chamber Orchestra’s last 2024 visit to Perth Concert Hall with guitarist Sean Shibe and Scotland Unbound.

David Cusworth

MusicPremiumCelebrate Christmas with free WASO concerts

WA Symphony Orchestra is serving up a double helping of festive fun with free concerts on two successive weekends in December.

David Cusworth

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Baroque and roll takes over at the Concert Hall

Spanish violin virtuoso Lina Tur Bonet and Musica Alchemica quartet farewell Perth Concert Hall with early music charms.

David Cusworth

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An early Christmas at St George’s Cathedral

Just 42 sleeps out, St George’s Consort celebrates with Ave Rex: A Musical Journey of Advent to Christmas under Joseph Nolan’s baton.

David Cusworth

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Violinist and quartet take a bow with 40th Notes

Salute to WA Symphony Orchestra violinist Akiko Miyazawa celebrates five years of her string ensemble project, Cygnus Arioso, at Holmes a Court Gallery.

David Cusworth

Regional tourPremiumFresh take on storytelling and music

A fresh take on traditional storytelling brings Mark Atkins and Errki Veltheim to southern WA for a regional tour exploring themes and dreams of the night.

David Cusworth

Opera season launchPremiumRomantics and rum antics with WA Opera in 2025

Old and new, borrowed and blue might be the motif for WA Opera’s 2025 season, on sale from November 7.

David Cusworth

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The Seed story of survival is a blooming success

Germinating a homegrown story with international relevance makes for a riveting theatrical ride in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s final production for 2024, The Seed.

Tanya MacNaughton

ArtsCommentsPremiumFCO and Chimera to perform Schubert and Beethoven

A young prodigy and a romantic master provide the repertoire for Fremantle Chamber Orchestra’s last traditional concert of 2024.

David Cusworth

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Quartet’s triple treats at St George’s Cathedral

Halloween special from ASQ violinist Francesca Hiew and pianist Andrea Lam brings treats and tricks to St George’s, Perth.

David Cusworth

World premierePremiumShock of the new at Skipworth album launch

Composer Lachlan Skipworth brings two world premieres of his Homage: Sonata for Cello and Piano plus a new album to Grove Classics’ season finale.

David Cusworth

Opera livePremiumTo hell and back for Orpheus and Eurydice with WA Opera

Acrobatic dancers and laser-focused principals, with dazzling light and design amid a rich musical tapestry, couch WA Opera’s Orpheus and Eurydice in success at His Majesty’s Theatre.

David Cusworth

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Opera and musical theatre in battle of the brands

Opera and musical theatre in battle of the brands with Chelsea Burns and Lainey O’Sullivan in West Coast Philharmonic’s Carmen to Phantom pastiche at Perth Concert Hall.

David Cusworth