Search News

See all news

QPAC

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Concert review: Spirit of Christmas, QPAC

The Christmas spirit was well and truly alive at QPAC.

Siegfried. Lone man with sword on a red stage in front of huge image of glaring eyes.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Opera review: Siegfried (The Ring Cycle), QPAC

'Siegfried' offers some of Wagner’s finest singing in an opera that has its flaws alongside its emotional highs.     

Die Walküre. A purple and reddish backdrop with a huge silver flying bird like figure above a group of silver clad warrior women.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Opera review: Die Walküre (The Ring Cycle), QPAC

Some very fine singing within a panoply of impressive digital imagery makes 'Die Walküre' a winner on many levels. 

Das Rheingold. Four giants dark brown heads with splashes of red form the backdrop of the stage, on which stand four white robed opera singers playing Norse gods.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Opera review: Das Rheingold (The Ring Cycle), QPAC

Commencing Opera Australia’s 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' cycle in Brisbane, 'Das Rheingold' offers an impressive introduction to the tetralogy.    

'Is That You, Ruthie?'. Two First Nations women are on stage in a dormitory, one sitting on the floor, one crouching underneath a metal framed bed. They are wearing grey tunics and playing with small wooden figurines.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: Is That You, Ruthie?, Cremorne Theatre

A theatrical journey that resonates as a testament to the strength of truth-telling. 

Aida. Image is a woman in black singing and gesticulating in operatic style, while members of the chorus lie around her reaching up, they are in Ancient Egyptian costumes, with lots of gold.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Opera review: Aida, QPAC

Musically first-rate and impressively sung, Verdi’s 'Aida' rises above the idiosyncrasies of this 21st century production. 

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Lecture review: An Evening with A C Grayling, QPAC

What is the meaning of life? Professor A C Grayling has the answer. 

Song Circle. Image is five First Nations musicians standing and sitting on stage, four men, one woman and some guitars.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Song Circle, QPAC

An emotional evening of Australian stories from First Nations legends of music.

Vietgone. Image is of a stage with a man in army fatigues sitting on a bottom bunk and reading a very very long letter, while a grinning man and woman hang off the top bunk.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: Vietgone, QPAC

An inventive and genre-bending live-action theatrical cartoon that superbly captures the epic narratives of lives shaped by history.

Salvant. Image is of a spotlight woman wearing a black cloak with arms outstretched to the side to fill half the spotlit space, looking at the camera and with multicoloured hair.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Music review: Cécile McLorin Salvant, QPAC

Award-winning jazz performer, Cécile McLorin Salvant, wows the audience.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7