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Performing Arts

Performance Arts have been generally merged into the more classical forms of stagecraft, ie. Ballet, Dance, Opera, Theatre and Gilbert & Sullivan, and are listed by title below. Performing music, both studio and live performance are best found under "Music Capsule". Right: The spectacular troupe of "Cirque du Soleil".

The Marriage Of Figaro (1995)

8.2/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Ustinov

This unusual production is one of a series of Mozart's works performed by marionettes! The Salzburg Marionette Theatre joins forces with the Philharm... Read more

The Merry Widow (1991)

7.5/10
Director: Lofti Mansouri
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Ronald Stevens, Anson Austin

Joan Sutherland and Ronald Stevens star in this majestic version of Franz Lehar's opera, featuring the Australian Opera and the Elizabethan Philharmon... Read more

The Mikado (1987)

7.7/10
Director: Christopher Renshaw
Starring: Anne-Maree McDonald, Heather Begg, Peter Cousens, Graeme Ewer

Sullivan's ingenious melodic brilliance, derived from his vivid sense of satire, and Gilbert's witty libretto make 'The Mikado' one of the most widely... Read more

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble (2015)

7.7/10
Director: Morgan Neville
Starring: Yo-Yo Ma

Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade r... Read more

The Nutcracker (1977)

8.2/10
Director: Tony Charmoli
Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland

The great Mikhail Baryshnikov was at the height of his dancing powers when this lavish film version of Tchaikovsky's fairytale ballet was filmed with... Read more

The Pirates of Penzance (2007)

7.2/10
Director: Stuart Maunder
Starring: Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Suzanne Johnston

Peppered with unforgettable melodies and tongue-twisting songs, Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta is one of the most popular ever written. Opera Austral... Read more

The Pirates of Penzance (1982)

6.6/10
Starring: Keith Michell, Alexander Oliver, Peter Allen

"I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General", "Poor Wandering One" and "The Pirate King's Song" are among the popular Gilbert and Sullivan tunes in... Read more

The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

7.2/10
Director: Wilford Leach
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, George Rose

Frederic (Rex Smith), who has spent his formative years as a junior pirate, plans to mark his 21st birthday by breaking free from the Pirate King (Kev... Read more

The Red Shoes (1948)

8.3/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Esmond Knight, Al...

'The Red Shoes', the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema's quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the m... Read more

The Red Shoes ( Blu-ray ) (1948)

8.3/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Esmond Knight, Al...

'The Red Shoes', the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema's quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the m... Read more