Properly given, and equally well-received, a kind word can change a day from cloudy with scattered showers to full sun.

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The Canadian composer explains her addiction to '90s screen culture and karaoke in Sex, Lynch and Video Games.

Saimir Pirgu discusses the challenges and excitement of taking on the Shepherd in Szymanowski’s operatic masterpiece. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Inside the sex and politics of the Weimar-era musical, from Isherwood's Berlin to the latest production at the Hayes.

Richard Katz and British company Complicite take you deep into the jungle for an immersive, mind-bending Encounter.

As a contemporary of Strauss and Schoenberg, it was inevitable that Alexander Zemlinsky’s brilliance would be overshadowed.

Andrew Upton contemplates the magnetic qualities that compel us to revisit the great Russian playwright time and time again.

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For the British director working in Russia, purity and insanity go hand in hand.

The Gandalf of the keys is headed for Oz, and Sydneysiders take note, the sorcerer of Continuous Music is seeking an apprentice. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The much-loved singer-songwriter talks about the ups and downs of writing and rewriting for the stage. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in