Adelaide Festival Centre achieves 800% return on investment
Ernst and Young report finds Festival Centre Trust made a $107.8 million contribution to the economy in 2015-2016.
February 17, 2017
Stuart Skelton blasts programming choices at Opera Australia
The Heldentenor criticised OA for repetitive choices and employing “second rate” international singers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 17, 2017
Australian Cultural Fund doubles down on Art Music Fund
Donations made to the Double the Score campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the ACF.
February 16, 2017
Chamber Made Opera appoints a new Artistic Director
Performance artist and director Tamara Saulwick steps into a new role at the adventurous CMO.
February 16, 2017
Debut of Mao-era ballet has Australian protestors seeing red
Australian Values Alliance has condemned Arts Centre Melbourne’s programming The Red Detachment of Women.
February 15, 2017
Good dancing for women is all in the hips
A new report shows that women should swing their hips and move with asymmetric abandon to burn up the dance floor.
February 14, 2017
Pocket-sized piano inventor wins student engineering prize
Melbourne year eight student Justin Mitchell has created an instrument designed to fit in the pocket of a hoodie.
February 14, 2017
Victorian Opera and CutCommon receive Classical:Next noms
The Australian organisations are on the longlist for the Innovation Award at the 2017 conference in Rotterdam.
February 13, 2017
Medici Concerts marks a milestone with 2017 season
The series celebrates its 25th birthday with the help of Lane, Abduraimov, Cooper, and Gavrylyuk. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
February 13, 2017
Australian violinist Emily Sun plays at Buckingham Palace
Last week, a concert for HRH Prince Charles, tonight a recital at Wigmore Hall: exciting times for the Sydney-born musician.
February 12, 2017
Perth Festival opens with an environmental spectacular
A walk through Boorna Waanginy’s sound and light show is a deeply felt celebration of cultures and a warning for the future.
February 12, 2017
Nicole Car steps up to replace Sonya Yoncheva in Paris
The Australian soprano will sing Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, sharing the role with Anna Netrebko.
February 10, 2017
Nicolai Gedda has died
The Swedish tenor, whose career spanned more than half a century, has died aged 91.
February 9, 2017