Pinchgut’s sumptuous production of Orontea – with its quartet of feisty females – is sparkling entertainment.

Antony Pitts leads The Song Company Apprentices through a stirring program of works from Antoine Brumel to Alice Chance.

The elite performers of Bach Akademie Australia gave voice to music which resonated with some of our most human and intensely held hopes, fears and joys.

This sublime concert of music by Monteverdi is a substantial program, expertly curated and performed.

Donizetti has created a marvellous piece of music through which he tells a dramatic tale, eloquently expressed in this concert production.

Two Renaissance masterpieces are bookended with two contemporary Australian compositions.

Enough of the clichés and hyperbole in concert advertising!

In an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, Cat-Thao Nguyen said she left OA's Turandot after Act 1 feeling "utterly sick" at the racism. We look at the complex issue.

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

The Song Company establishes a new Christmas tradition with an engaging performance of carols – some new, some old, but all beautifully performed.

When Anna-Louise Cole first auditioned for the University of Melbourne, she was torn between playing cello and singing, but vocal studies won the day. Now the exciting young Australian soprano is to make her role debut as Turandot and, next year, Brünnhilde for Opera Australia.

Shamray’s recital – featuring works by Debussy, Rachmanninov, Ravel and Scriabin – was a thrilling and profound experience of programming and performance.