2017 Sidney Myer Creative Fellows announced
Composer-pianist Yitzhak Yedid and actor Mark Leonard Winter are among 10 artists to receive a $160,000 grant.
August 22, 2017
Australian Ballet to co-produce new staging of Anna Karenina
Joffrey Ballet is the co-commissioner for a new dance work based on Tolstoy’s classic novel premiering next year.
August 22, 2017
Maduro hits back at critcism, cancelling Dudamel’s youth tour
The relationship between the Venezuelan president and the LA Philharmonic’s Music Director takes another turn for the worse.
August 22, 2017
Massenet, The Nose and Meistersinger headline OA’s 2018
Stars on offer include Nicole Car, Jessica Pratt, Leo Nucci, Ferruccio Furlanetto, John Tomlinson and Michael Fabiano.
August 21, 2017
Queensland Theatre announces its 2018 season
Highlights include Nakkiah Lui’s Black is the New White, Osamah Sami’s newly adapted memoir, and a Hedda Gabler on the coast.
August 21, 2017
Tina Arena is Australia’s new Evita
The singer is to play Eva Perón in a revival of Hal Prince’s original 1978 production of Evita for OA and John Frost. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 21, 2017
Donald Trump’s Arts committee resigns with a scathing letter
All 17 resigned following the response to Charlottesville, prompting the president to skip the upcoming Kennedy Center dinner.
August 21, 2017
Finalists announced for Freedman Classical Fellowship
This year’s finalists are bassoonist Matthew Kneale, flautist Tamara Kohler, and pianist Alex Raineri.
August 20, 2017
ASO and Elder Con team up for new conducting degree
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Elder Conservatorium are offering a new postgraduate programme for conductors.
August 18, 2017
John Clarke’s Classic FM appearance immortalised on disc
ABC Classics has released an album of the beloved satirist’s stint as a guest presenter who brought “balance” to the station.
August 18, 2017
Protest violinist released from custody, alleging mistreatment
Wuilly Arteaga was arrested at a 48-hour strike against the Venezuelan president.
August 18, 2017
Brett Dean’s Hamlet announced for 2018 Adelaide Festival
After a dazzling reception at Glyndebourne, Neil Armfield's production is coming to Adelaide – without a dog as Horatio.
August 17, 2017
Robot conductor to lead Italian orchestra in Bocelli concert
The humanoid robot YuMi will conduct the Lucca Philharmonic in an operatic highlights concert in Pisa.
August 17, 2017