Into the Woods review: What happens after happily ever after
Stephen Sondheim’s musical remains the ultimate fairytale for grownups in an evocative production from Opera Queensland and Queensland Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim’s musical remains the ultimate fairytale for grownups in an evocative production from Opera Queensland and Queensland Theatre.
It’s all about faded bohemian drama this season — embrace the flapper look with beaded slips and statement coats, says Jessica Burrell
Opera’s Data Saver is now on iPhone, and it can cut your browsing data use by up to 80%. Here’s how it works and why it helps even if your plan is generous
One of Sydney’s most iconic harbourside venues reopens this week with a new design and food offering that draws on some of the city’s best food talents.
At 15 years old, Tacoma singer-songwriter Lyla Eileen already understands that a song is more than the notes that make it. Lyla, who is fully blind, creates and performs her own music and uses social media to share both her songs and...
Chicago Opera Theater, The Importance of Being Earnest Wed 12/2, Sat 12/5 and Sun 12/6 at Studebaker Theatre
The concert will feature artists the former general director nurtured early in their careers, including Mary Elizabeth Williams and Greer Grimsley.
"'Broomstick' is a fascinating 90 minutes of fun and gets the audience rethinking its opinion of witches from childhood," Judy Harrison writes.
‘We’re making it worse, not better,’ former New Zealand prime minister warns leaders Jacinda Ardern, who now calls Sydney home, has delivered a message to Australian politicians from the stage of the city’s Opera House. The former New...
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been spotted dressing up for Halloween.
Puccini's Tosca is a grand tale of lust, love, murder and suicide at Opera in the Heights.
Coliseum, London English National Opera’s production of Gluck’s opera has strong leads in Christine Rice, Nick Pritchard and Jacques Imbrailo. But why is it sung in French? Human sacrifice first; ask questions later. The story of...
Regent theatre, Melbourne Director Constantine Costi has transformed Paris into a medieval panopticon worthy of Ken Russell, but the lavish opulence makes way for genuine emotion Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The world of...
En empruntant autant au roman de Gaston Leroux qu’à Black Swan, Suspiria et Twilight, cette nouvelle adaptation risque de diviser les cinéphiles.
In this edition of arts24, "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" returns to French cinemas in a contemporary reinterpretation starring Deva Cassel and Romain Duris. We take a closer look.
Hundreds of emails and texts – including one saying “I know what you love and I’ll do everything I can in order to destroy it” – were sent to two opera academics.
Spectators view from the steps of the Sydney Opera House during the 2026 TCS Sydney Marathon in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)
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The Alice Springs architect behind the NT's only 6-star green rated building has been awarded the industry's highest honour. The win sees Susan Dugdale join the ranks of other influential designers, including the architect behind the...
Un drame humain d'une grande efficacité visuelle et vocale
Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.
"Capys might look cute and innocent but honestly, their lives are like something from a soap opera," Darren McGarry, head of animal care at Edinburgh Zoo, said in a statement.
Chase Taylor is suing the artist now known as Ye for “multiple unfair and deceptive trade practices"
The event of the season is upon us.
A recent Greek National Opera production afforded a group of seniors the chance to channel their young-at-heart energy into onstage performances, proving that no one's too old to learn something new. It challenged the premise that...
A Greek National Opera theatrical production geared toward those 65 and up affords these seniors the opportunity to channel all their young-at-heart creative energy into on-stage performances, proving the mantra that...
Anthony Roth Costanzo cuts an unusual figure in the world of music. The leading international opera singer is performing in the Metropolitan Opera's critically acclaimed and wildly popular "Lincoln at the Bardo," which the Met will...
The court heard the teen had sought out online instructions about how to make a pressure-cooker bomb and researched potential target locations, including the finishing line of the Sydney Marathon at the Sydney Opera House.
The biggest cultural infrastructure build since the Sydney Opera House officially opens today on a site that was once an old car park.
Coups de théâtre abound in the $915m addition to western Sydney’s skyline, which opens on Saturday with five new exhibitions – and a 23-day festival Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Dubbed the “Opera House of western Sydney”,...