Even if the plot is dubious, it’s all about the music and the voices. And oh, what voices.

A new University of Melbourne production of Massenet's fairytale classic tunes into today’s digitally focussed, celebrity obsessed culture.

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In August, Opera Australia announced three key appointments, with one to follow. Peter Tregear discusses the restructure.

Opera Australia’s new Music Director, Andrea Battistoni, tells us why he was keen to take on the role and discusses the challenges ahead.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

This month features a major rediscovery, Simon Rattle’s take on a concert staple, a probing Well-Tempered Clavier and, remarkably for the first time, the complete My Fair Lady.

From the conductor’s podium to opera’s power plays, November’s Limelight captures the people shaping Australia’s musical, operatic and theatrical future.

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

American composer Missy Mazzoli’s opera is an abstract, elusive look at a 19th-century Swiss woman’s short but extraordinary life.

WAO promises "opera that speaks to the heart" in a 2026 season of three mainstage classics and a secret 'pop-up' experience.

Alexander Briger conducts this exciting cine-opera take on a Janáček tragedy rarely performed on these shores.