Simone Young's first official program includes Fidelio in concert and Mahler Two, which celebrates a return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in July.

QSO’s 75th year features classical favourites, works by 20 Australian composers including several world premieres, opera, film and musical theatre galas, and performances by international soloists.

A special staged reading of Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul is taking place this weekend, to raise funds for on-the-ground charities in Afghanistan.

Anne Cawrse, Brenda Gifford and Anna Laverty have been awarded the residencies by the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust, giving them exclusive use of an historic house and a stipend to cover costs.

Opera Australia has announced that the 2022 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will be The Phantom of the Opera, while a new event called Opera on Cockatoo Island will begin with Carmen.

Brett Sheehy reveals his final season for MTC, which features 11 productions, six of them Australian and five from the UK and US, including the world premiere of an Australian boutique musical.

Perth International Jazz Festival will feature the very best of West Australian jazz across three days in Perth, followed by a special all-day event in Busselton. 

Li Cunxin signs on for another three years as AD, while the QB's 2022 season includes Sir Kenneth Macmillan's Manon and a world premiere at the opening of the company's new studio theatre.

The agreement could see STC productions toured around Australia and internationally by Michael Cassel Group. The first show to benefit is The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The four finalists for this year's Classical Freedman Fellowship, Will Hansen, Molly Collier-O’Boyle, Kyla Matsuura-Miller and Eliza Shephard, will perform at the deciding concert at the Sydney Opera House in November.

Jaime Martín's inaugural program as MSO Chief Conductor features works by 15 Australian composers, premieres by Thomas Adès and Deborah Cheetham, and international soloists including Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical – the first Australian-produced musical to originate on Broadway – has taken home ten Tony Awards.