Nicole Car dazzles in Sarah Giles’s five-star staging of Dvořák’s masterpiece – the best in decades.

It took Angelin Preljocaj 50 years before he felt ready to tackle Swan Lake. The French choreographer talks about his modern, ecological production, headed for Brisbane.

Essential holiday listening includes a Britten rarity, stunning recordings of Elgar and Tippett, a pair of oddball operas, and three outstanding discs of orchestral music by women.

Hobart composer celebrates her adopted island home in panoramic style.

The Silver Screen continues its allure after almost a century.

The number of Australians with their sights set on an international conducting career hasn’t changed, but their success rate is down. Why?

As four Australian orchestras prepare to perform his music, we trace Bruckner's career, along with his obsessions and oddities.

A core repertoire work for the TSO refreshed, refined and made something special.

Exquisite singing and a feeling of déjà vu mark the return of Mozart’s seminal opera after a 30-year absence.

Johannes Fritzsch and Michael Gow lead Queensland Conservatorium performers to triumph in an engaging and innovative retelling of an old tale.

The Orpheus and Eurydice story has fascinated opera-makers for centuries. Now, three of the greatest versions of the tale are about to collide.

The star soprano is about to play all four heroines in Opera Australia's The Tales of Hoffmann. She discusses the formidable challenge ahead.