OA is accused of "dropping a hand grenade" into the Opera Australia Orchestra by one of the 16 dumped musicians, while CEO Rory Jeffes responds to their accusations.

The MEAA has said the redundancies “will reduce the company to a shell”.

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While live performance is returning, travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic mean virtually no international artists will tour here. Will we seize the chance to create a greater space for Indigenous, female and ethnically diverse voices to speak to us about Australia today?

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has accused the company of “acting unconscionably”, but Opera Australia claims that there are inaccuracies in the union's public statement.

The company has told staff that it is selling its Alexandria warehouse and undertaking an organisational restructure, which will include redundancies.

The new Ring Cycle, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, will kick off at the end of October next year, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the company to reschedule.

Arts Centre Melbourne has unveiled a new online exhibition featuring four costumes worn by Dame Joan Sutherland, with information about the role, production and designers, along with 3D scanning.

Opera Australia’s digital Ring Cycle, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, was scheduled to open in Brisbane this November, but will now be staged in 2021.

In his final column, Clive Paget recommends Glass at the Met, OA's Turandot, and a handful of European gems.

Clive Paget recommends an Australian Butterfly, a resurrected Austrian miracle and six of the best from Belgium.

As OA announces another round of cancelled performances due to COVID-19, Nicole Car’s Freelance Artist Relief Australia opens applications for grants for classical Australian singers.