In the first week of our new series, Clive Paget highlights the pick of a bumper operatic crop to watch online.

Employment within the court of Louis XIV allowed Jean-Baptiste Lully to lavish his talents on creating spectacular works for the stage, as Jan Smaczny explains.

A candid assessment of those who went down and those who got off scot free.

Dr Nick Gordon goes on a digital 'walk-through' of the Bessie Davidson exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery, and tunes into some artist talks at Basel's Fondation Beyeler.

Deborah Jones explores Alexei Ratmansky's Cinderella created for The Australian Ballet, and also recommends Bangarra's Bennelong among streaming options.

In her first column, Jo Litson's highlights include NT at Home's Frankenstein, Red Line's Gruesome Playground Injuries, and Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.

Barrister by day, virtuoso by night, Australian-born Paul Wee has taken time out from the bar to record two of the most daunting works in the Romantic repertoire. Clive Paget talks to him about his singular career path and his fascination with the eccentric and reclusive Charles-Valentin Alkan.

In the first of our brand new In Your Living Room series, Angus McPherson looks at some of the exciting classical music concerts coming up online.

Chris Lian-Lloyd explores what classical music live streaming can learn from sports coverage.

We speak to Australian musicians working around the world about how they are responding to the challenges of teaching music remotely.

The UK-based Australian soprano thought she'd recovered from COVID-19 then had to be rushed to hospital as she struggled to breathe. She shares her petrifying experience with honesty and humour.

The veteran Queensland Symphony Orchestra musician recalls the memorable moments of nearly five decades in Brisbane.