What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?

What do our theatre companies have on offer in the year ahead?

What musicals are on offer in 2025?

What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?

Opera Australia begins the year with an English-language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon. We talk to its creatives this sumptuous, family-friendly staging.

A new Sydney Festival play looks at the 1954 case of Sydney model Shirley Beiger, found not guilty after shooting her boyfriend in the face.

Australia’s arts sector faces a watershed moment. It has the opportunity to become the leading space for discourse – but only if there are major changes in cultural leadership.

What is it like to rediscover a centuries-old work by Mozart? We talk to an academic who exhumed a forgotten 12-minute serenade and a musician who recorded it.

Composer Carl Vine discusses his latest work for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, in which he explores musical ideas one would least expect at a traditional symphonic concert.

Christine Anu is about to appear in her first musical since 2016, playing Hermes in the Australian premiere of Hadestown. She tells Elissa Blake why it feels like the right musical at the right time.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Travel is nowhere near as relaxing as it’s made out to be, argues Guy Noble. So, he has a novel solution – just send him your photograph.