The French-Canadian mezzo-soprano was best known as a recording partner of Joan Sutherland's, and considered something of a cult diva by fans.

Heather Mitchell’s finely judged, compelling performance as Catherine McGregor is this new play’s drawcard.

The decision comes after the Awards faced a backlash, including from artists such as Daniel Barenboim, Mariss Jansons and the Leipzig Gewandhaus, for recognising a rap duo whose works have been deemed anti-Semitic.

Soon to appear in the Australian premiere of Mike Bartlett’s Wild, inspired by the story of Edward Snowden, Schmitz discusses playing a mysterious character simply referred to as ‘Man’.

Music journalist, Limelight contributor and founder of CutCommon, Stephanie Eslake has been recognised for her contribution to the arts.

Pianists Lisa Moore and Sonya Lifschitz headline the festival, where they’ll be playing a two piano rendition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

An accomplished, thoughtfully rendered Debussy recital from Lucy Crowe.

Curtin University’s Rhythmos Choir is the only Australian ensemble to be invited to perform in The King Singer’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Christian Li is the youngest of six competitors in the junior category of the prestigious violin competition.

An awfully correct reading that finds little drama in Verdi’s epic.

Slava Grigoryan leads the pack with two nominations in this year's strong pool of contenders.

The conductor was widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the rediscovery and performance of early music.