Claire Edwardes, Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring, weighs in on funding cuts, ‘unfunded excellence’, and the planned fee hike for arts and humanities degrees.
June 30, 2020
Two young mezzo-sopranos have launched a new podcast series in which they interview opera performers, among them Australian soprano Lauren Fagan. They explain how and why.
June 26, 2020
As ABC Classic releases his Concerto for Oud and Orchestra, recorded live with the Sydney Symphony, Joseph Tawadros explains his love for the instrument, and how the composition was born.
June 25, 2020
We speak to director Katt Osborne about adapting Menotti’s The Telephone for WA Opera in the time of coronavirus.
June 25, 2020
Finding his feet in his newly adopted country, the Russian composer was game for anything.
June 23, 2020
Soprano Eva Kong is about to make her debut as Manon in Seoul – though the performances, which were planned to take place in front of an audience, will now stream live.
June 19, 2020
In his final film and television column, Lynden Barber finds rich pickings on Netflix, Stan and SBS On Demand.
June 19, 2020
In his final column, Clive Paget recommends Glass at the Met, OA's Turandot, and a handful of European gems.
June 19, 2020
Opera-Bytes is Victorian Opera’s latest digital offering from its youth chorus ensemble, VOYCE.
June 18, 2020
In his final column Dr Nick Gordon travels from Art Basel to White Cube and the Royal Academy in London, who are showing artists including Tracey Emin, Picasso and Manet.
June 18, 2020
Eleanor Lyons and her conductor/pianist husband Vladimir Fanshil have formed LIVEATYOURS, a new project offering “micro-concerts” in people’s homes, which launches tonight.
June 17, 2020
In her final column, Deborah Jones looks at two productions, Giselle and Betroffenheit, available on Marquee TV, dubbed the Netflix of the arts.
June 17, 2020