Inspired by an icy trek through Europe's largest glacier, composer Morgan Hickinbotham will transform an existing experimental soundscape into a performance for a vocal ensemble during his residency.
The First Nations Elder, actor and activist, who overcame abuse and addiction to become an international stage and screen icon, has passed away at the age of 79.
Following its success last year, the $90,000 fund will support the creation of up to 15 new works from underrepresented voices.
Melbourne-born Artistic Director, Maurizio Scardovi, discusses the program highlights and shares his hopes for the Italian festival celebrating Bolognese composer Ottorino Respighi.
The exciting season includes a Sondheim musical, two new Indigenous plays among seven Australian stories, and an adaptation of a best-selling Australian novel.
Alberts unveils a national music education initiative in support of young Australians and their wellbeing, with special guests at the launch including Peter Garrett, Anita Collins and Zoë Barry.
In this month's features we explore three new productions of Swan Lake, pay tribute to Ralph Vaughan Williams on his 150th, investigate a new opera about Olive Pink and publish an extract from Andrew Mellor's new book The Northern Silence about Nordic music and culture.
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre unite with 16 other music organisations in a cry for the development of a national music development agency to provide strength, security and sustainability for Australia's contemporary music scene.
Bell Shakespeare celebrates the 400th anniversary of The Bard’s First Folio with contemporary productions of Macbeth and Twelfth Night, with music by Sarah Blasko, as well as an intimate production of Romeo and Juliet.
With a program boasting Beethoven, Scriabin, Rimsky-Korsakov and five world premieres from Australian composers, Chief Conductor Jessica Cottis and the CSO paint a colourful portrait in their 2023 season Chroma.
Sydney-based trumpeter and composer, Tom Avgenicos, has won this year's Jazz Fellowship, which he will use to develop his collaborative practice and work on an environmental project.
The $5,000 First Prize went to JPMS Ensemble Volante from Queensland, which also won the $2,000 Audience Prize, while several other awards were presented to the finalists.
Playing an authoritarian orchestral conductor in Todd Field's new film Tár, Blanchett studied the mannerisms of the legendary Leonard Bernstein, and received rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival.
