Musicals and harbour spectaculars help company recover from multi-million-dollar deficit.
"One of the biggest pinch-me moments of my career": Disapol Savetsila and Michelle Law claim the prestigious theatre prizes.
The local music industry grows in value but venue closures, inflation and audiences prioritising international artists add up to a hip pocket hit for artists.
Oswell's musicianship and influence spanned decades and continents over a career that took him to international stages and recording studios.
The renowned Australian composer will write the music for a new opera based on Wim Wenders' classic 1987 film.
Music education is a major economic contributor but structural pressures, including a decline in sequential music education, are being felt.
The ABC news presenter explains how music helps him disconnect from the daily news cycle, and why a playlist is one of the great joys of life.
Melody Eötvös's new piano trio, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia, is a meditation on rulership inspired by her love of trees.
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Sparkling Schubert, snapping strings and screaming infants – this concert had it all.
This story of a man confronting past trauma, shifting identities and the end of consuming love affair doesn't quite break through.
A new opera confronts our raw history with the highest echelon of Australian performers.
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs bring consolation, some French brio and dark pentameter from the Bard.
Avoiding greatest-hits predictability, the national opera company celebrated a milestone birthday with a satisfyingly thoughtful, ensemble-driven program.
Italian opera favourites meet film and tango music in a light-hearted, designed-to-please concert.
As the end of the financial year approaches, we look into the Australian Cultural Fund’s revolutionary rethinking of the ways in which artists can connect with potential donors.
Lucas Debargue makes his Australian debut as a virtuoso pianist and as an ambassador for a more open, less fearful musical culture.
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Violist Ella Beard talks through their brand new commissioning project, which sees the premiere of three new works that address child sexual abuse.
Hot on the heels of this month’s Remix Tour Live, Suzy Izzard is bringing her one-woman version of Shakespeare’s tragedy to Australia.
Cameron Lam surveys the latest (and upcoming) Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases on this month’s Australian Art Music playlist.
Limelight partners with Australian Festival of Chamber Music for an immersive Cairns experience led by Rachel Whealy.
Obsessed with The Drover’s Wife as a child, Leah Purcell has adapted it as a play, novel and film. Then composer George Palmer asked if she would collaborate on an opera.
Oswell's musicianship and influence spanned decades and continents over a career that took him to international stages and recording studios.
Sparkling Schubert, snapping strings and screaming infants – this concert had it all.
Sir Donald and his festival forces scale the heights at a mountain festival.
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs bring consolation, some French brio and dark pentameter from the Bard.
Italian opera favourites meet film and tango music in a light-hearted, designed-to-please concert.
Helen Charlston pairs Schumann's poet-lover with a new song-cycle by Heloise Werner.
Musicals and harbour spectaculars help company recover from multi-million-dollar deficit.
The renowned Australian composer will write the music for a new opera based on Wim Wenders' classic 1987 film.
A new opera confronts our raw history with the highest echelon of Australian performers.
Avoiding greatest-hits predictability, the national opera company celebrated a milestone birthday with a satisfyingly thoughtful, ensemble-driven program.
Opera meets outer space in this cosmic collaboration between science, technology and the arts.
This mini-festival of short works underlines the merits of OA’s Young Artist Program and the career-readiness of its graduates.
"One of the biggest pinch-me moments of my career": Disapol Savetsila and Michelle Law claim the prestigious theatre prizes.
This story of a man confronting past trauma, shifting identities and the end of consuming love affair doesn't quite break through.
Troy Sussman and Sigrid Thornton to star in Jordan Fein's acclaimed London production, set for dates in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
This hilarious satirical take on the classic universally acknowledges that love makes us stupid and that landlords are tw*ts.
Every aspect of this staging works to highlight the strengths of Steel Magnolias – to a point where we don’t care about its contrivances.
A vivid tale of adolescent redemption inhabited by characters existing at the margins of reality.
A spectacular Dracula satisfies our yearnings for the darkest stories.
Annual report shows audiences responding to ambitious repertoire but temporary loss of Melbourne home base continues to weigh on box office.
John Cranko’s evergreen masterpiece proves the perfect vehicle for Callum Linnane’s final performances with The Australian Ballet.
Callum Linnane leaves The Australian Ballet for Principal Artist role with Hamburg Ballet.
A compelling triple bill explores mortality through ritual, sculpture and ecstatic movement.
Raewyn Hill, Artistic Director of Perth's Co3 Contemporary Dance, steps away from the company she founded.
Sir Donald and his festival forces scale the heights at a mountain festival.
Helen Charlston pairs Schumann's poet-lover with a new song-cycle by Heloise Werner.
Salut! Baroque’s poetic mix is guaranteed to brighten your day.
Pappano saddles up a British warhorse and rides triumphantly into battle.
Echoes of Glass and Cage in Otte’s minimalist piano cycle.
Two handsome box sets unearth many unexpected gems.
Explore the guide and listen to our 25 in 25 playlist of Australia’s favourite art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
Read our complete coverage of this year’s Canberra International Music Festival.
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