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Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Rising Stars (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)

Setting the stage for Queensland’s emerging musical talent.

June 29, 2026
Opera
news

OA announces its 2026–27 Young Artists

Jake Lyle, who played The Phantom on Sydney Harbour, is one of OA's new Young Artists, who will perform in concert with the graduating class in August.

May 28, 2026
Opera, Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Phantom of the Opera (Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)

Honouring its 40-year legacy with a phantastic new Phantom at the helm, this spectacular outdoor staging of Lloyd Webber’s megamusical is unmissable.

March 28, 2026
Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret
features

The Music in His Mind

As he returns to Opera Australia’s Sydney Harbour production of The Phantom of the Opera, Guy Simpson tells us how he fell into theatre.

March 23, 2026
Theatre
features

Jake Lyle: Behind the mask of a new Phantom

"It's still very surreal to me": Jake Lyle's classical background took him to the top of a long shortlist to play musical theatre's most mysterious character.

March 13, 2026
Theatre
news

Newcomer to play The Phantom on Sydney Harbour

Opera Australia has named the artists cast as The Phantom, Christine Daaé and Raoul in its revival of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – The Phantom of the Opera.

December 17, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
news

2024 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition winner announced

Twenty-four year old soprano Eden Shifroni takes home the coveted $30,000 Mathy Scholarship, alongside a wealth of other prizes.

September 20, 2024
Classical Music, Opera, Vocal & Choral
news

2024 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition finalists announced

Five young classical and opera singers in the running for prizes including the $30,000 Marianne Mathy Scholarship.

August 20, 2024

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