Clive Paget talks to the Norwegian soprano about her debut Decca song recital, featuring music by her famous compatriot, Edvard Grieg, the challenges of tackling Norwegian repertoire and how she literally ambushed Leif Ove Andsnes to get him onboard for the project.

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Opera’s gendered violence is a complex issue, with no easy fix 

Why has classical music been so slow to incorporate electric instruments?

Once hugely popular, now rarely seen, Halévy’s La Juive returns to the Australian stage.

 Why Finnish concert pianist Paavali Jumppanen was drawn to ANAM.

Musicals, opera, film scores, classical guitar and the incomparable Stephen Sondheim are all part of the rich musical tapestry that inspires the State Theatre Company South Australia Artistic Director.

This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

A child prodigy in the 1920s and a Decca artist in the 1950s and 60s, 97-year-old American pianist Ruth Slenczynska has now been re-signed by the label.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

An eclectic month kicks off in Hollywood style with John Williams in Berlin, delivers a trio of early music gems, and ends with a ‘très jolie’ romp from the Opéra Comique.