Opera Australia posts $5.6 million profit for 2018
With a modest operating surplus of $342,667 (up from an operating deficit of $2.1 million the year before) the company’s bottom line was bolstered by a number of significant bequests.
May 2, 2019
The May 2019 issue of Limelight is now on sale
Inside the issue: Ute Lemper, Requiems to die for, Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims, ZOFO's new Pictures at an Exhibition, the Bolshoi Ballet and more.
May 2, 2019
Portrait of David Wenham wins Packing Room Prize
First-time finalist Tessa MacKay’s winning portrait of the actor heralds the beginning of Archibald season, with several notable arts world figures amongst the subjects.
May 2, 2019
Aussie to compete in prestigious Wigmore Hall song competition
Pianist Jeremy Chan and American tenor Michael St Peter are one of 27 shortlisted singer-pianist duos in this year's competition.
May 2, 2019
Eddie Perfect receives Tony nomination
His score for the critically divisive Beetlejuice has seen him touted for Best Original Score.
May 1, 2019
Kendall Feaver wins at the 2019 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
The young playwright wins another honour for The Almighty Sometimes, while Behrouz Boochani, who is locked up on Manus Island, is given a special award.
April 30, 2019
Pinchgut Opera triumphs at International Opera Awards
The company’s starry production of Artaserse has been named best Rediscovered Work.
April 30, 2019
Dr Christopher Sainsbury: Indigeneity and a new Australian sound
In a new Platform Paper, the composer considers how Indigenous cultural life has been appropriated in music, and suggests more meaningful engagements moving forward.
April 29, 2019
Eddie Perfect’s Beetlejuice slammed by New York critics
While the Australian singer-songwriter’s second musical to open on Broadway in the last 12 months was dubbed “a scream” by Variety, the New York Post called it “a disaster”.
April 26, 2019
West Side Story on Sydney Harbour breaks box office records
The first musical to be staged for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour surpassed ticket sales for 2015’s production of Aida.
April 23, 2019
Liz Jones to receive the 2019 Sue Nattrass Award
La Mama Theatre’s Artistic Director will receive the award, for exceptional service to the live performance industry, at this year’s Helpmanns.
April 23, 2019
Heather Harper has died
The British soprano was a distinguished exponent of works by Benjamin Britten.
April 23, 2019
Brett Dean to help Rudolf Buchbinder’s ‘new’ Diabelli project
The Australian is among 11 living composers elaborating on the theme at the heart of Beethoven’s famous Variations.
April 23, 2019