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Director Clemence Williams talks stories for women, how opera can flourish, and the challenges of the QVB's Ladies' Room.

To celebrate John Adams' 70th birthday, Andrew Mogrelia will conduct scenes from Nixon in China for Opera Australia.

Front to back or back to front, Michael Frayn’s classic farce-within-a-farce must go on.

The clarinettist and Head of Wind at Queensland Con hopes to make Brisbane the home of chamber music in Australia.

For Argo’s Artistic Director Connor D’Netto, every concert is a full, multi-sensory experience.

Perth Cathedral's Master of Music will finesse the Town Hall's mighty instrument for a whole week of French organ grandeur.

Warner Classics’ Bertrand Castellani talks about the great cellist, who was larger than life both on and off the stage.

Kane Alexander thrills with high-flying vocals, matched by heartfelt emotion.

Always inventive, Rameau’s love of pushing the limits of convention won him both ardent admirers and die-hard detractors.

A harrowing examination of grief and loss, the writer of Cloudstreet discusses his third play Shrine ahead of its Melbourne premiere.

Jane Ede and Adrian Tamburini may not look past their sell bys, but they’ve notched up quite a score in Bizet's opera.