This delightful, technicolour-bright production is wonderful, light-hearted entertainment, and just what we need right now to lift the spirits.

State Opera South Australia will perform The Turn of the Screw and The Barber of Seville in the remainder of its 2021 season.

The West Australian Opera production of Rossini's exuberant opera is full of comedic energy from start to finish.

Sublime moments were there for the taking at this year's Four Winds Festival, as strangers became friends.

Lindy Hume, Chrissie Parrott, Lorrae Desmond and David Helfgott are among the Australians recognised, while some refuse or return their awards.

The program under new Creative Director Lindy Hume includes local Yuin artists, cellist Timo-Veikko Valve, the SSO 2020 Fellows, Sydney Dance Company, and Compassion by Nigel Westlake and Lior.

The season includes the world premiere of the first opera performed in Noongar language, a new musical theatre work by Tim Finn performed in English and Tahitian, and a Figaro double.

The opera and festival director will lead the Festival in 2021 and 2022, while the Australian Chamber Orchestra takes up residency in October this year.

A revival of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, a Verdi blockbuster, two musicals and a visit from Les Arts Florissants.

The arts play a crucial role in questioning and shaping cultural norms and attitudes. In this time of tectonic social change, we need to reconsider what opera can be in the 21st century says Sally Blackwood.

Soon to take on the Don for Opera Queensland, the bass-baritone discusses his first encounter with the opera, its crucial moments and why he’d compare the title role to tofu.

Strong vocalists and a nuanced handling of Bizet's women characters.