Benjamin Northey will continue in his role as Principal Conductor in Residence at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for another two years.

Eight young female singers from seven countries were awarded a total of $69,000 in grants at this year's Elizabeth Connell Prize, which was held online due to COVID restrictions.

Due to the high level of uncertainly caused by COVID lockdowns, State Opera South Australia has cancelled its September season, postponing Voss and The Turn of the Screw to 2022.

A youth orchestra will be renamed after Richard Gill, who was Chief Conductor at Sydney Youth Orchestras from 1977 to 1982.

Former Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Gianluigi Gelmetti, died on 11 August in Monte Carlo, aged 75.

Forty-four Melbourne performances by The Australian Ballet, scheduled for the rest of this year, have been postponed to 2022 due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

Sydney-born Fiona Allan will return to Australia to take up the position of Opera Australia CEO after working in the UK since 2004.

The 20 new appointments assess applications to Create NSW Arts and Cultural Funding Program and advise on strategic directions for the sector.

The federal government has announced additional funding of $20 million for Support Act and $15 million for its Sustainability Fund.

The worsening COVID situation in the eastern states has led to more cancellations this week, with events cancelled or postponed across NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

Joseph Tawadros and Katie Noonan have taken home the Classical and Jazz trophies at the 2021 AIR Awards for their recent ABC albums.

The Dismissal, a co-production between Sydney Theatre Company, Squabbalogic and the Canberra Theatre Centre, which was to have opened in Canberra in October, will not proceed.