Bridget Davies
Bridget Davies is an award-winning mezzo-soprano and journalist.
‘Triumphantly Wildean’: Oscar is a daring experiment in ballet storytelling
The first full-length narrative production commissioned by The Australian Ballet in more than 20 years is a stunning all-round achievement.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Bridget Davies and Tony Way
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Helen Garner says this is the best thing she’s written. But does it work as an opera?
With a theme leaning so heavily on music, it’s not a surprise The Children’s Bach was adapted into an opera – but does it keep its magic when taken off the page?
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Bridget Davies, Andrew Fuhrmann, Tony Way, Jessica Nicholas and Barney Zwartz
If you hate Henry VIII then this is the musical for you
It would appear that & Juliet has been pipped at the post by Six the Musical for the poppiest show ever inspired by the 16th century.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Bridget Davies and Barney Zwartz
Stellar performances (almost) make up for soulless venue: Tosca
Opera Australia staging of Puccini’s opera at Margaret Court Arena mostly paid off, plus New Zealand jazz pianist Jonathan Crayford hits Melbourne.
- by Bridget Davies and Jessica Nicholas
Beauty and horror collide in this famous exploration of ‘madness’
One of opera’s most famous ‘mad scenes’ is on show in Melbourne Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor.
- by Bridget Davies, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
Simply the best: The must-see shows in Melbourne this year
The tennis is over, Taylor’s tickets have been snapped up and you’ve already visited the Triennial. Here’s what you should see next.
- by cameron woodhead, Bridget Davies, Sonia Nair and Andrew Fuhrmann
Flop to smash hit: Sumptuous, talent-packed Bernstein musical goes the whole ham
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes four five-star shows within one week – including one that hasn’t been seen on our stages since the ’80s.
- by Bridget Davies, Jessica Nicholas, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
Victorian Opera reaches for the stars with Galileo
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Richard Mills’ Galileo, Nessa Barrett, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, and Hannah Gadsby’s Banana Palace.
- by Bridget Davies, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
This ‘musical genius and total freak’ sure knows how to put on a show
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Caroline Polachek, Zach Bryan, Kraftwerk, Handel’s Messiah, Maria Callas: A Concert in Hologram and more.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Kosa Monteith, Nadia Bailey, Tony Way, Jessica Nicholas and Bridget Davies
Chaka Khan and Nile Rodgers at the Bowl – like an open-air Studio 54
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Chaka Khan, Nile Rodgers and Chic, Red Stitch’s Flake, Hour of the Wolf, The Visitors, The Chicks, Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh, jazz saxophonist Troy Roberts, Elvis: A Musical Revolution, and Mamma Mia! The Musical.
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead, Kate Herbert, Kate Lahey, Bridget Davies, Tyson Wray and Jessica Nicholas
Twenty years on, Delta reminds us she was born to try
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Delta Goodrem at Hamer Hall, My Sister Jill at Melbourne Theatre Company, Yuldea, Maho Magic bar and more.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Elizabeth Flux, Billy Burgess, Julie Fenwick, Tony Way and Bridget Davies
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