Simone Young, tenor Paul Tabone, and Royal Ballet stars Leanne Benjamin and Steven McRae are among the Australians appearing in live streamed performances to support the Tait Emergency Relief Fund.

The Eddy, Giri/Haji and Wayward Pines are on Lynden Barber's radar in this week's column.

Clive Paget picks 18th and 21st century winners, and then puts three rings on it.

The British conductor talks about his latest release, which is Limelight’s Recording of the Month in May, a collection of moreish French lollipops but also much, much more.

Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Claire Spencer discusses the support the Arts Wellbeing Collective is giving performing arts workers during the coronavirus crisis, and the path to reopening theatres.

This week, Dr Nick Gordon explores some of the best digital content at the NGV, QAGOMA and AGNSW.

In this month's Did You Hear column, we reveal how the superstitious Sicilian proved no match for the Mephistophelean poet.

This week Deborah Jones explores ADT's digital program ADAPT, the documentary about the making of the RNZB's The Piano – the ballet, and Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale.

Sam Allchurch explains the new digital learning program introduced by Gondwana Choirs during the COVID-19 lockdown, which ranges from beatboxing to writing for choirs.

This week, Jo Litson recommends Inua Ellams’ exuberant play Barber Shop Chronicles, Sam Mendes’ 1993 Donmar Warehouse production of Cabaret starring Alan Cumming, and Tim Crouch’s I, Malvolio.

This week's highlights include Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Australian World Orchestra and Simone Young conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

For week two, Clive Paget travels from his living room to New York, London, Berlin and back to Oz.