There's a tendency to handle Mozart with kid gloves, says State Opera South Australia's Dane Lam, "But he could be a very dirty man!"

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

Funding for new venues and accomodation, and the establishment of an arts investment fund, are among the initiatives.

Perhaps Candide, like its hero, is never destined to find its true form as a work of theatre. But there is still much to enjoy.

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

Earning an AM for his contribution to opera, Phillips was a "colleague, friend and advocate for Australian artists".

In-concert operas are sometimes regarded as the poor relation of their fully staged cousins. But can less be more?

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

Ben Mingay was once a construction worker in Newcastle. Now, he’s about to make his Opera Australia debut.

What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?

State Opera South Australia's Figaro pulsates with life and joie de vivre but lacks a genuinely subversive edge.

A new study shows Australian opera has a legacy of gender inequality. So what’s next? We talk to Opera Australia's Jo Davies and Lindy Hume.