A busy schedule sees him spend much of his time in Poland and Italy, but conductor Daniel Smith is busy promoting Australian musicians far and wide.

Her assured performance in Diva, an arthouse hit in Europe and the United States, helped propel Fernandez to some of the biggest stages.

Peace, love, togetherness. Director Kate Gaul's new Magic Flute got there in the end – but it was a close-run thing.

Brecht and Weill’s scabrous masterwork retains its bite, enhanced orchestrations and all.

This starkly beautiful production, performed by circus artists alongside the singers, feels fresh, modern and exciting.

Australian conductor Simone Young to become the first woman to conduct Wagner's tetralogy at Bayreuth.

Constantine Costi’s outdoor staging of Puccini’s thriller looks beyond the Grand-Guinol and gives its heroine a fresh makeover.

Sometimes, says opera director Matt Reuben James Ward, it's the little things that count when building a bridge from the mythic past to the present day.

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To witness Anna-Louise Cole's debut as Brünnhilde was something special – as was Chen Shi-Zheng's dazzling production.

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