Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared is given an exquisite staging before a bold new work tears it to shreds in this intelligent and entertaining double bill from Sydney Chamber Opera.

Julie Lea Goodwin is gorgeous as the merry widow Hanna Glavari, and perfectly supported by Alexander Lewis as Danilo Danilovich.

Top-notch performers and engineering, led by an experienced Donizettian with a keen instinct for how to shape this music.

Weimar sauce makes a rediscovered Lehár operetta a lip-smacking treat.

Important 20th-century opera, well sung if uninterestingly staged.

The queen of bel canto turns her attention to Donizetti's rival queens.

Jansson J. Antmann, Steve Dow, Deborah Jones and Ian Whitney analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.

Highlights coming up in online streaming as well as on ABC Classic and the independent radio stations ArtSound, Fine Music Sydney, 3MBS, 4MBS and 5MBS.

Sexual freedom and the subconscious in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

There’s more to Humperdinck than witches and gingerbread.

Natalie Aroyan and Diego Torre will reunite as Verdi lovers when Ernani has its first Sydney Opera House outing.

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