June 3, 2011
Duelling Red Priests race to film Vivaldi biopics
Depardieu and Kingsley rumoured to star in rival flicks about the Baroque composer.
June 2, 2011
Tell-all memoir lays bare soprano’s darkest chapter
Deborah Voigt will reflect on personal and career triumphs since her controversial clash with Covent Garden.
June 2, 2011
Radiation fears: Netrebko & Calleja cancel Japan tour
Two of opera’s biggest stars have left the Met in the lurch for Tokyo performances.
June 1, 2011
Australia’s first Stradivarius for Satu
The ACO’s assistant leader has become the proud player of a rare $1.79-million violin.
May 31, 2011
Spicks and Specks swansong the end of a musical era
ABC1’s upbeat music quiz show calls it quits after seven years.
May 30, 2011
Gill to pass Victorian Opera baton to Mills
What does Melbourne’s flagship company have in store when it welcomes Richard Mills as artistic director in 2013?
May 30, 2011
Joshua Bell named music director of the ASMF
American violin virtuoso to head London’s iconic Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
May 26, 2011
Sydney polishes dancing shoes for Strictly Ballroom musical
Baz Luhrmann’s chooses Sydney to premiere stage adaptation of his iconic film.
May 26, 2011
Surplus success for Sydney Theatre Company
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton take their second bows leading STC into record profit.
May 26, 2011
Handel duet receives premiere recording in Sydney
Fiona Campbell breathes new life into an unfairly neglected Baroque masterpiece.
May 24, 2011
La Traviata: Sydney Harbour’s massive floating opera
Opera Australia’s grand spectacle features fireworks and a 9.5-metre chandelier.
May 23, 2011
Eva Mendes to portray Maria Callas in upcoming biopic
A soap opera and Hollywood starlet will explore the great soprano’s love life.
May 20, 2011
Stephen Fry defends classical music in debate
The celebrity dandy championed the artform’s relevance for today’s youth.
