On top of the new Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production, the company has announced a returning, indoor production for Sydney and Melbourne.

Many first-time finalists, emerging composers and past winners are in the mix this year.

The three outstanding performers will go on to perform concertos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Milton.

We speak to David Robertson as the SSO looks to the future in a season of blockbuster concerts and new appointments, from Lang Lang’s return to Stuart Skelton in Peter Grimes.

Just half of the eight finalists will have a chance to win the $10,000 Overseas Travel Scholarship.

An enthusiastic dog became the main event at a recent recital in Brazil.

Bangarra's Bennelong leads the pack, with Muriel's Wedding, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Brett Dean's Hamlet close behind.

The musicals Muriel's Wedding and Beautiful, and Bangarra's Bennelong lead the charge at the Act I presentation.

He takes on the title role of Molière’s The Miser for Bell Shakespeare after departing the company in 2015.

The Swiss-Australian conductor will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in concerts in November and December as part of the orchestra’s mentorship program.

Opera Australia has announced it will stage West Side Story as its 2019 HOSH – though AD Lyndon Terracini isn’t interested in the move-to-musical argument.

Celebrating its 21st year, the nominations acknowledge a wide range of companies and individual artists from around the country.