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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 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

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (1982)

4.9/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Placido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Fedora Barbieri, Juan Pons, Teresa Stratas

Two classic operas - Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana' performed by the La Scala Theatre Orchestra and Choir. Artists include: Placido Domingo and Ele... Read more

Riverdance: Live from Geneva 2002 (2002)

7.7/10
Director: John McColgan
Starring: Breandan de Gallai, Joanne Doyle

Filmed at a live performance in Geneva, Switzerland in 2002, "Riverdance" remains one of the biggest and most successful dance shows in the world. Thi... Read more

Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century - Part 3: Colour (1996)

7.6/10
Starring: Sir Simon Rattle

In the latter part of the 19th century, painting and poetry developed a more abstract style, and music was quick to follow. In Part 3, Sir Simon Ratt... Read more

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (2006)

8.9/10
Director: David Mallet, Jeff Wayne
Starring: Richard Burton, Justin Hayward, Russell Watson, Tara Blaise

Based on the acclaimed 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne, this musical version of War of the Worlds was recorded live at Wembley in 2006 combining a sp... Read more

Orpheus in the Underworld (1983)

Starring: Denis Quilley, Christopher Gable, Honor Blackman

Jacques Offenbach's operetta is a retelling of a mythical tale of Gods and mortals, and the battle raging between them. Married to Orpheus, Eurydice i... Read more

Andre Rieu: Live in Australia (2008)

8.9/10
Starring: Andre Rieu

On a beautiful Melbourne evening in November 2008, an audience of nearly 40,000 witnessed the show of a lifetime. Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Or... Read more

Victor / Victoria (Broadway) (1995)

7.6/10
Director: Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi
Starring: Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Gregory Jbara, Rachel York

Julie Andrews is a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman - again! An out-of-work British soprano in Paris, Victoria (Julie Andrews), f... Read more

Charlotte Church: Enchantment (2001)

8/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Charlotte Church

On September 18th, 2001, international 15 year-old superstar Charlotte Church returned to her hometown of Cardiff, Wales for a breathtaking performanc... Read more

DV8 Physical Theatre: The Cost of Living (2004)

Starring: Eddie Kay, David Toole, Vivien Wood, Tanja Liedtke

Trapped in a faded seaside town, street performers David and Eddie struggle to find work and romance. Their story is told through dance and dialogue.... Read more