The arts drive domestic tourism, report finds
The number of Australians engaging with the arts while exploring their own country is growing, a study by the Australia Council for the Arts has found.
February 18, 2020
Nominees for the Green Room Awards announced
Melbourne’s annual awards ceremony for the performing arts takes stock of 2019’s best and brightest.
February 18, 2020
Take a glimpse behind the curtain
Opera Australia is hosting a free behind-the-scenes tour for audiences on Sunday February 23.
February 13, 2020
Sydney Symphony Orchestra announces 2020 Fellows
Ten promising young musicians have been chosen to participate in the SSO’s acclaimed training program.
February 13, 2020
Shanghai musicians play on in living rooms amid coronavirus crisis
Businesses might be closed and the streets empty in China’s biggest city, but the music isn’t stopping, as Shanghai Symphony Orchestra musicians share videos of performances at home with their families.
February 12, 2020
Mirella Freni has died
The iconic Italian soprano, with a voice of surpassing freshness and beauty, has died at 84.
February 10, 2020
Raff Wilson Appointed by Seattle Symphony
Sydney Symphony’s Director of Artistic Planning, Raff Wilson, will take up the position of Vice President of Artistic Planning in April.
February 7, 2020
Canberra’s National Opera unveils its inaugural program
Peter Coleman-Wright, the Artistic Director of the new opera company, announces the 2020 program, with an appeal for more financial support.
February 6, 2020
International recognition for new Australian opera
Elena Kats-Chernin and Justin Fleming’s Whiteley has received an International Opera Awards nomination.
February 6, 2020
Shanghai Ballet tour to Brisbane postponed
The Lady of the Camellias, to be presented by QB, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus, while MSO's Chinese New Year concert was affected by fear of the virus.
February 5, 2020
13-year-old Australian violinist selected for the 2020 Menuhin Competition
Edward Walton will compete in this year's Menuhin Competition to be held in Richmond, Virginia in the US in May.
February 3, 2020
Music For Our Country raises over $83,000 for bushfire relief
The moving concert at City Recital Hall, one of many organised around the country to raise funds for those affected by the fires, brought together 200 musicians from across Sydney’s classical music scene.
January 31, 2020
Counting and Cracking wins Australia’s richest literary award
S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack’s sweeping drama has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature.
January 31, 2020