As young artists embark on audition season, many will pay hundreds of dollars for the privilege of submitting their applications – and there's no guarantee they will actually be listened to.
Grim and grisly, but with a sumptuous score, Franck’s operatic tragedy is a real find.
Handel tribute album from fanboy Barnaby, a triumph of time and truth.
A NSW cabinet reshuffle sees National's Ben Franklin take over the Arts portfolio as Harwin stands down.
IOpera provide a well-conceived and pleasurably diverting picture of Handel’s little masterwork, showing that young blood is inspiring the future of opera in Australia.
Award-winning baritone Mariusz Kwiecień retired from performing in 2020 and is now Artistic Director at the Wrocław Opera. He explains how he's been attracting audiences in their thousands.
Arts events planned for January face an uncertain Christmas with NSW reporting record COVID case numbers.
Our specialist writers analyse the arts on offer across the year.
An Aussie icon turns out to have more sides than you might imagine.
Summer concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
When Anna-Louise Cole first auditioned for the University of Melbourne, she was torn between playing cello and singing, but vocal studies won the day. Now the exciting young Australian soprano is to make her role debut as Turandot and, next year, Brünnhilde for Opera Australia.
What have our opera and dance companies programmed this year?
