In this month's column, Lynden Barber surveys a beautiful yet brutal slave drama and a well-crafted thriller.

The concert schedule for ABC Classic in October focuses on exciting young soloists, world premieres of new Australian works, and some cracking operas from here and abroad.

The pandemic has accelerated the move online, but is it financially viable?

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

She was one of our greatest dramatic sopranos. Why have we forgotten her?

Max Richter on using music to make sense of a chaotic world.

West Australian Opera is set to premiere an opera sung entirely in Noongar

A COVID gratitude list in a bid to lift his spirits, Guy Noble finds joy in Bach, toasted sandwiches and the hold music on the ATO helpline. 

How the English composer helped prop up the shaky Stuart dynasty.

A community-driven work responding to the Barossa’s unusual history, and its hidden musical treasures, leads to Ntaria in Central Australia and Brandenburg in East Germany.

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Performing in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is a return to a love affair, says the actor, whose parents surrounded her with music as a child. In return, she played music to them as they approached death.