Tang Xianzu: the playwright’s Big Four
Award-winning Chinese baritone and President of the Shanghai Conservatory Changyong Liao tells us about the 'Shakespeare of the East' ahead of performances in Sydney and Melbourne.
Award-winning Chinese baritone and President of the Shanghai Conservatory Changyong Liao tells us about the 'Shakespeare of the East' ahead of performances in Sydney and Melbourne.
Liam Scarlett is adapting the famous French novel Les Liasions Dangereuses.
In his new book, retired British surgeon Jonathan Noble investigates the myths and misdiagnoses that plague the great composers. He tells us about the historians and critics who got it wrong, and why some “kindly quacks” deserve to be let off the hook.
With its tragic story involving distrust of migrants, West Side Story seems more relevant than ever, says Jo Litson, as Opera Australia prepares to stage not one but two productions. There’s also a new Broadway version and a Spielberg movie on the way.
We’d love to hear about the performances you’ve loved (or hated), the music you’re listening to or your favourite artists.
Founding conductor Harry Christophers discusses the concert, spanning 500 years of British choral music, which the celebrated choir is about to perform in Australia.
The Kiwi Heldentenor, one of the leading Wagnerians of his generation, talks about his new album of German lieder, his idol Fritz Wunderlich, his new opera role, and “commuting” from New Zealand.
The composer takes us inside her new work, which is inspired by four Michael Leunig prayers and soon to premiere in Sydney and the US.
Hector Berlioz died 150 years ago this month. His music was largely ignored for more than 80 years after his death, his maverick style misjudged as eccentric, outlandish and even amateur. We pinpoint the event that led to a true appreciation of his genius.
Hofesh Shechter’s apocalyptic dance work bound for Adelaide.
Carl Vine’s final season for the Musica Viva Festival is a study in contrasts. We talk to the outgoing Artistic Director about his legacy, an exciting new octet and one tantalising Trout.
Alice Chance talks about synesthesia, Eurovision, the musical Fangirls, and her new string quartet for the Bowral Autumn Music Festival.
A new touring exhibition surveys the last decade of the unabashedly political artist's work.