A brand new production of Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, starring Australian soprano Jessica Pratt, comes to Sydney alongside the return of Aida and Attila.

The music store, which is currently run by the third generation of Logans, celebrated its 100th birthday last year.

The new festival, which replaces the long-running Melbourne Festival, will feature work by Patricia Piccinini, Deborah Cheetham, Matthias Schack-Arnott and more.

The new injection of funding comes as the arts industry faces the “cliff edge” of JobKeeper’s termination this month.

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will open in Sydney in November, co-produced by Opera Australia and the Gordon Frost Organisation.

The Australian tenor, whose career spanned almost six decades, has died at 93.

In this issue we look at Alan John's iconic opera The Eighth Wonder, ABC journalist Sally Sara's debut play, Roland Peelman's Vienna-themed Canberra International Music Festival and Vasily Petrenko's COVID-beard.

The luminous Australian soprano has died at home of cancer at the age of 49.

The season will include the world premiere of the musical The Dismissal, Glace Chase's Triple X, and the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Eryn Jean Norvill.

The new fellowships, which will see young musicians mentored by members of the Opera Australia Orchestra, are designed to assist the professional development of early career string players.

Opera Australia and the Really Useful Group will stage Cameron Mackintosh’s new production in September, with Australian performer Josh Piterman in the title role.

The Metropolitan Opera’s former music director, whose relationship with the house ended in disgrace after multiple claims of sexual misconduct, has died at the age of 77.