The German-born conductor will take up the new position with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in January 2018.

The Chinese-American composer has been recognised for her "bold" opera Angel's Bone about human trafficking.

Barry Humphries is patron of a fund-raising campaign for the redevelopment of the “Grand Old Dame of Grote Street”.

Alan Gilbert accuses the "really horrible" President of playing on people’s fears and lying as a political strategy.

Musica Viva's AD and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Director of Learning share their views on the furore.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child breaks records at the 2017 Awards, while Minchin's Groundhog Day wins Best New Musical.

The soprano brings her Mimì to the London stage, while Aussies fill out the ranks of the Covent Garden season.

The educator and conductor says the notion that teaching musical notation to children is elitist is “a strange idea indeed”.

Speculation is rife that the American soprano will farewell the operatic stage following Der Rosenkavalier at the Met.

Gavin Webber, ATYP, and Kathy Burns recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Australian arts scene.

Andrei Osipov was pulled out of a rehearsal, apparently as a result of his involvement in an anti-Putin rally.

A $30 million grant enables a major renovation of Sydney Theatre Company's home, with work starting in early 2018.