Did you hear about Puccini’s greatest operatic disaster?
With catcalls and pregnancy jokes, Madama Butterfly nearly fluttered by altogether.
With catcalls and pregnancy jokes, Madama Butterfly nearly fluttered by altogether.
Working with the “real” George Gershwin got me thinking about the relationship between conductors and soloists.
Melbourne to host exhibition uncovering the human behind the activist.
Bruce Beresford’s film Ladies in Black is about to grace the screen. Composer Christopher Gordon tells us about his music, which suits the 1950s period but doesn’t sound like the score from a movie of that era.
Inspired by the land around him, Tasmanian-born Peter Sculthorpe was perhaps the first to capture the essence of Australia in Western-style classical music. Graeme Skinner examines the life of a great composer who came to define our sound for the rest of the world.
Warlpiri and Anmatyerr women’s songs are the focus of a research exhibition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
The Australian organist and composer talks about his album of art song, Real and Right and True, and the form that is closest to his heart.
The Australian flute player, who has just released her debut album, on moving to France with just a flute and a backpack.
Ahead of her return to Australia, the German violinist tells Jo Litson how she used to listen to her parents make music under the grand piano, as well as her special connection to Hindemith.
A fine golfer and feisty sports journalist, Dame Joan Hammond jettisoned both careers to focus on opera, where that same determination took the much-loved Australian soprano to the very top.
Lucas Jervies is creating a new Spartacus for The Australian Ballet. As he tells Jo Litson, he is exploring ancient Rome through a contemporary lens, and even incorporating wrestling techniques into his high-impact choreography.
We spoke to Maria Grenfell and Thomas Misson about their new works for the Hush Foundation ahead of performances by the ACO Collective.
The Australian circus company's new work for the Brisbane Festival pairs Stravinsky and Schubert.