"For me this is totally, totally unbelievable.” Shanul Sharma sings the role of a personal hero in Philip Glass’s minimalist masterpiece Satyagraha.

The Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto brings his signature expressiveness to songs and arias from a half-century on stage.

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon plans to restore the arts to their pride of place, and to give young artists a much-needed confidence boost.

Andrée Greenwell discusses her new chamber opera, Three Marys, written with librettist Christine Evans.

In his new book, Roger Neill traces the extraordinary history of St Kilda's Simonsen family and gives us a taste of their fascinating life.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

This month, Tim Mead’s Beauteous Softness does what it says on the can, there’s new music from First Nations composers, and classics from Benjamin Grosvenor and the Brodskys.

Matthew Manchester explains that there is still much to learn about an instrument once likened to a “choice castrato”.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

Italian-Australian Rebecca Gulinello and NSW singer Bronwyn Douglass in the running for the prestigious prize for dramatic sopranos.