Cheryl Barker and Peter Coleman-Wright are upping the ante at Pacific Opera, using pocket operas and oratorios to prepare the Young Artists for the profession.

This pocket-sized production was an ideal introduction to opera for the young, for opera neophytes and for those who seek an edited experience.

Peter Coleman-Wright, the Artistic Director of the new opera company, announces the 2020 program, with an appeal for more financial support.

The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera, Four Winds and the Omega Ensemble are among the organisations chosen for funding by Arts Minister Don Harwin.

Young singers will have the opportunity to further their careers both in Australia and overseas through the newly created scholarships.

Tributes are flowing in from the music community for the pioneering former judge and extraordinary arts philanthropist, who has died aged 78.

Currently singing with the OA chorus in Carmen, young soprano Laura Scandizzo is about to perform Race for the Sky.

The SOH, Australian National Academy of Music and Pacific Opera announce a new concert series in the Utzon Room.

Faced with a lack of funding, the company has launched a major fundraising campaign to ensure its continued survival.

The Board of Sydney’s “Young Artist’s opera company” has taken the decision to close the organisation by the end of the year.