Students and their teachers can apply for subsidised tickets to Turandot and The Marriage of Figaro in OA's 2022 Sydney summer season.

The ambitious Sydney-based opera company will perform four programs including a double bill featuring a work by Kaija Saariaho and a world premiere by Felicity Wilcox.

The season includes seven programs across three venues, including QPAC where Ensemble Q will be an Ensemble in Residence.

The $43 million fund will support festivals impacted by public health orders.

A new space for creativity and lifelong learning has become the first new dedicated programming venue to open at the Opera House in more than 20 years.

Adelaide Festival has announced Kath M Mainland as Chief Executive, while in December Lou Oppenheim was appointed as Executive Director of Sydney Dance Company.

David Kirk says an independent review will examine processes; but won't reveal who or when, while Benjamin Law resigns from the Sydney Festival board.

Brisbane-based Alexander Voltz has been appointed as the 2022 Emerging Composer-in-Residence of Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra.

An American in Paris has cancelled performances in Brisbane until 16 January due to COVID-related illness, as several other stage shows are forced to reschedule performances.

The much-lauded saxophone quartet celebrates its second decade with concerts featuring Ravel, Debussy, Jennifer Higdon, Lyle Chan and Nicholas Vines among other composers.

The new precinct will feature a culture and knowledge centre as well as a National Resting Place to house and care for ancestral remains and cultural material.

An open letter by 120 artists and entertainment professionals arguing against the boycott was released today, following other responses in support of Sydney Festival.