An adaptation of Miles Franklin’s My Brilliant Career features in Li Cunxin’s 11th season as Artistic Director, with Liam Scarlett’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream set to enchant regional audiences.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

Likening opera to slow-cooking, Opera Queensland’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan continues breaking new ground with his genre-defying programming from QPAC to the outback.

One of the finest violin concertos ever written and a melodic Dvořák symphony make for a splendid musical evening, led by conductor and violinist Guy Braunstein.

The five emerging conductors will be awarded a $30,000 stipend each and opportunities at the podium in front of Australia's six state orchestras across the two-year program.

New Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici reveals his first season, which is full of exciting connections and narrative themes, and includes the start of a Mahler cycle – with a twist.

Surveying 111 orchestras across 31 countries, including Australia, the report found that only 7.7 percent of works programmed in 2021–2022 were by women composers.

After a 22-year tenure as Concertmaster, Warwick Adeney will step down from the role to pursue teaching and music-making more broadly.

This double bill featuring an opera by Poulenc and a new Australian work, conceived by Ali McGregor with a score by Connor D'Netto, is captivating, intelligent, theatrical and emotional.

There have been so many deluges when he conducts outdoors that Guy Noble is beginning to wonder if he has rain-making powers. As for the bugs he encounters, just open his scores.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.