A round-up of our recent news reports.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

90 minutes spent at the summit of Australian songwriting with one of the country's finest voices – and an equally brilliant surprise guest.

Luxury casting guarantees a thrill-a-minute concert as Verdi’s masterpiece lands west of the Divide.

Accompanied by Glenn Amer, Lee Abrahmsen and Warwick Fyfe save the day with a masterclass that would do Wagner proud.

Honouring its 40-year legacy with a phantastic new Phantom at the helm, this spectacular outdoor staging of Lloyd Webber’s megamusical is unmissable.

In his second program as Artistic Director of the Canberra International Music Festival, Eugene Ughetti presents a lineup rich in site-specific bell works.

With the Goldner String Quartet’s final release Child’s Play out now, violinist Dene Olding talks about the ensemble’s relationship with composer Carl Vine.

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

A fine cast led by Lauren Fagan as Tatyana brings Kasper Holten’s cerebral production to life, but it is Nicholas Jones as Lensky who steals the show and our hearts.

Built around a brilliant staging of Stravinsky’s ‘Soldier’s Tale’, this curatorial masterclass explores the art of innovation itself.

Cabaret in format but operatic in scope, Julia Bullock’s gloriously terrifying “reincarnation” of Joséphine Baker will shake you to your core.