Andrew Ford's The Shortest History of Music makes the point that music is as much about continuity as it is about change.

Ahead of Opera Australia’s Puccini Gala, conductor Daniel Smith and soprano Julie Lea Goodwin put the composer’s genius under the microscope.

Opera in the UK needs to be more relevant and diverse, but ultimately investment and education are what's needed to secure its future.

Cameron Lam collects the latest releases across Classical, Jazz and Sound Art in this month’s Australian Art Music playlist.

Siobhan Stagg and Jaime Martín discuss the joys of collaborating on Strauss and Debussy.

Ahead of an Australian tour for Musica Viva Australia, Director of Music Daniel Hyde discusses the Choir's latest Australian commission.

After a week-long winter intensive program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon announces a new First Nations opera will premiere in 2025.

As Opera Australia’s Puccini centenary celebrations continue, Limelight talks to the creative team behind its new production of Il trittico.

Ahead of his Australian appearances in July, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca discusses his multimedia concert-show about the planet.

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People are dancing into their nineties and beyond. We look at the collectives, classes programs that keep them moving.

James Antoniou examines how music and poetry have interlocked through the ages and explores their collaborative potential.