Jessica Carlton, Alex Turley and Tessie Overmyer among 16 composers to write a new works with support from the ABC.
Live Christmas music, festive theatre. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
After two COVID-induced postponements, the most ambitious production in Opera Australia's history will be revealed tonight.
STC issues apology for opening night solidarity protest by three members of the cast of The Seagull. Board members quit.
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Rebecca Lloyd-Jones to take the reins of Synergy Percussion in its 50th year of music-making.
In a nail-bitingly close contest, an independent label carries off the top prize.
The 2024 Adelaide Festival will open with a specially commissioned work from Stephen Page – his first since leaving Bangarra Dance Theatre.
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Omega Ensemble overcomes some late adversity for a night of courage and excitement. Lionhearts, indeed.
Pinchgut's superlative specialist cast of singers polish Handel's 1715 hit to a dazzling shine.
One of those ‘new music moments’ that leaves you elated, confronted and in need of some sonic rest for a day or so.
Excellence across Chinese and European works in this timely offering from China’s premier orchestra.
The final episode of composer Katie Yap's Freedman Fellowship project left its audience feeling enriched and better connected.
The DSO final concert of the year was a crowning achievement and a tribute to a legendary Indigenous elder and musician.
Australian Haydn Ensemble will "walk a lot taller" after its critically acclaimed west-to-east traverse of America.
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Arts ministers are human beings and they often have views about what art should and shouldn't be, argues Josephine Caust in her new book.
Our reviewers and readers have voted for the Australian and international artists who particularly thrilled them over the past year. We are delighted to announce the winners ...
Cameron Lam recaps new releases from the second half of 2023 across Classical, Jazz and Sound Art in this month’s playlist.
The 2024 Adelaide Festival will open with a specially commissioned work from Stephen Page – his first since leaving Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Ahead of Opera Australia's upcoming Brisbane Ring Cycle, Warwick Fyfe looks back at his one-eyed love of Wagner.
We are excited to announce the launch of a new company that will offer a small range of cultural tours within Australia and abroad.
Live Christmas music, festive theatre. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
Jessica Carlton, Alex Turley and Tessie Overmyer among 16 composers to write a new works with support from the ABC.
After two COVID-induced postponements, the most ambitious production in Opera Australia's history will be revealed tonight.
Music celebrating hidden love no longer confined to the closets of history.
Excellence across Chinese and European works in this timely offering from China’s premier orchestra.
Fives, folk and Frankenstein! Ensemble Q delivers a three-concert mainstage program, an intimate series and a special performance in the West End.
Pinchgut's superlative specialist cast of singers polish Handel's 1715 hit to a dazzling shine.
After two COVID-induced postponements, the most ambitious production in Opera Australia's history will be revealed tonight.
An outstandingly detailed Siegfried from Rattle, providing you can live with the lead.
A nail-bitingly close contest sees an independent label carry off the top prize.
Voted by our readers and nationwide team of critics, Limelight’s Artists of the Year are announced.
In a world still grappling with science and scepticism, Richard Mills has written a opera about the man who got the ball rolling – Galileo.
STC issues apology for opening night solidarity protest by three members of the cast of The Seagull. Board members quit.
Andrew Upton’s new version of The Seagull transplants Chekhov’s portrait of addled ambition and creative torpor into dry Australian soils.
A dissonant and challenging piece exploring identity and masculinity with few of the thrills of the circus.
Brisbane writer Maxine Mellor wins her first Seaborn Award for a play she describes as "a return to joy".
A self-help writer from New York takes a fraught trip to the Northern Territory in Charlie Falkner's croc-infested comedy.
Individual brilliance on display but ensemble scenes lack spark in this intimate staging of Edward Albee's booze-fuelled cage fight.
Australasian Dance Collective and BlakDance program to host eight leading and emerging First Nations artists.
World premieres from international choreographers, the revival of an acclaimed classic and a lavish Romeo & Juliet in the mix for '24
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The 2024 Adelaide Festival will open with a specially commissioned work from Stephen Page – his first since leaving Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Famous names, names that should be famous, and the results of Limelight's 2023 Artist of the Year poll! This month's Limelight is a big one.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
Music celebrating hidden love no longer confined to the closets of history.
Wilson and his Sinfonia produces a top pick in this luscious score.
Cheney offers a unique and enquiring take on Australian chamber music.
An outstandingly detailed Siegfried from Rattle, providing you can live with the lead.
Kožená and Rattle return with a compelling program of folk song arrangements.
Bartók but not as you know him: Aimard re-boots the Piano Concertos.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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