Reviews
Warm As Summer, Bright As Blood
Concept album preview packs enthralling dramatic punch
Orpheus and Eurydice
Opera Queensland and Circa deliver a triumphant blend of opera and circus
Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus brings joy onto the EIF stage.
Book of Mountains and Seas
Huang Ruo’s opera seamlessly blends Chinese myth, puppetry, and environmental warning
Little Bulb: Listen Dance
If joy were bottled, it would feel like this
Alabaster DePlume
The enigmatic jazz man brings his unique mix of big feelings and intuitive jams to a beautifully realised performance
A Grand Don’t Come For Free
Gig theatre becomes rap opera in the story of the Streets’ classic album
BC Camplight
First look at a new era for BC Camplight feels like a glimpse of the best of the long-suffering songwriter
Ella
Exceptional young talent Sarah Omar does Ms. Fitzgerald proud with her take on timeless jazz standards
Orpheus
This hold-your-breath gripping Orpheus dances in the dark in lush, lovelorn modern spin
Deerhoof
Noisy, catchy, experimental and unapologetically out there; the one-of-a-kind art-pop band are still a joy to behold
Fortunato Durutti Marinetti
Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter
Daniel Colussi draws on a rich vein of luxuriously uncool pop music for his best record yet
The Unthanks
Illustrious folk band offer a spellbinding journey through their 20-year career
Frankie Cosmos
Different Talking
Latest from the NYC band zooms in on personal and social neuroses while still retaining a dollop of good humour
