The Phantom of the Opera is there inside his mind
There's not much about the Phantom that Guy Simpson doesn't know, having worked on 15 productions since 1990, so how has he approached OA's Sydney Harbour production?
There's not much about the Phantom that Guy Simpson doesn't know, having worked on 15 productions since 1990, so how has he approached OA's Sydney Harbour production?
The Western Australian soprano discusses her role in WA Opera's Iolanta, which centres the lived experience of the blind and vision impaired community, and the language challenges inherent in opera.
Founder Fabian Russell looks back at 20 years of Australia's mentor-led training program.
Between COVID border closures and war in Ukraine, Julia Fredersdorff says Van Diemen's Band's Borderlands project could not be more relevant.
Cyrus Meher-Homji discusses the challenges of distilling 24 years of recordings into one box set.
The violist previews her second Music, She Wrote festival, which explores all the ways in which women have had to fight for their place in the music industry.
Direct intervention by governments in arts subsidy has increased dramatically in the past decade, says Josephine Caust in this extract from her new, free Platform Paper Arts, Culture and Country.
Director Constantine Costi details the challenges and excitements of adapting two works by Weill and Brecht for the tiny stage at Sydney's Old Fitz.
Sainsbury writes about how composing, for him, is work, art, cultural expression, and often an expression of play and fun within those.
In his new book, Australia in 50 Plays, Julian Meyrick looks at how our national drama has shaped and mirrored Australia's history since Federation. We run an extract.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster discusses an upcoming concert he has programmed, full of rare delights.
West Australian Opera, in collaboration with Blind Citizens WA, gives Iolanta, the blind princess in Tchaikovsky's opera, the chance to tell her own story.
The Choir's Music Director talks about their latest album, Limelight's Recording of the Month for April.