Growing up in a singing and dancing family taught this parliamentary maestro a musical trick or two. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Andrea Katz shares why she and her fellow Songmakers are giving voice to the canon’s rarities. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The Government seeks “innovation” to secure the country’s economic future, but are they looking in the wrong place? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Director Imara Savage explains why audiences should learn to love the Boho family from hell. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The unconventional Austrian pianist talks to Limelight about life at 85, his long career and taking stock of his remarkable legacy. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

‘Don’t sing like a bloody girl’ was the best advice this actor ever had. Now, from Sondheim to Hairspray, he’s an old musical hand. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

You couldn’t make it up if you tried. But that’s exactly what one man did. We explore the unlikely history of the eisteddfod. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

A good score can transform a film but cinema can also change our understanding of music, as Richard Tognetti explains. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Striving for success in Nazi Germany, Carl Orff led a life of grim deceit. But, says director Tony Palmer who has documented that life on film, let’s not sell him short as a composer.

Pratt is a singer at the height of her powers, but in spite of her solid gold C.V., she has been a relatively rare presence on home turf.

Composer Sean O’Boyle’s Goulburn Concerto pairs the talents of the pros with the enthusiasm of youth.

Is a conductor akin to a god? Some reflections on intelligent design lead inexorably from the Deity to Herbert von Karajan.