Performing arts
Australian Chamber Orchestra will go 'hell for leather' in 2021
“Instead of pulling back, we're going even deeper into it,” declares artistic director Richard Tognetti of an ambitious hybrid program of digital and live events.
- by Nick Galvin
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Never mind the pandemic, this Melbourne sci-fi comedy is a global hit
Night Terrace, a sci-fi comedy made in Melbourne, has proven a hit on BBC radio in the UK. A new series is on the way next year.
- by Catherine Lambert
The Devil doesn't always have the best tunes
Spiritual and worldly instincts clash in this ethereal Song Company program.
- by Peter McCallum
Making the best of Beethoven's miserable birthday
The Australian Chamber Orchestra has resumed its subscription series after an eight-month break.
- by Peter McCallum
Baroque goes digital and the world tunes in
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra musicians have been busy during lockdown.
- by Nick Galvin
Wedding Singer musical promises a pandemic escape in 2021
It's a risk planning a national tour of a musical during a pandemic, says producer David Venn - "but you've got to do something".
- by Nick Miller
Audiences return to key city venue
City Recital Hall in Sydney’s Angel Place is cautiously emerging from its pandemic-enforced lockdown.
- by Nick Galvin
Necessity spawns innovation and frustration as Melbourne Fringe kicks off
There were plenty of technical hitches but also some fascinating experiments to be found on the festival's opening weekend.
- by Cameron Woodhead
'Like the song of angels'
A record producer's moment of inspiration in Iceland's lava fields led to one of music's more improbable collaborations.
- by John Shand
The next time it rains, you will be asked to open this box
Home-delivery art experiences are a big feature of the Melbourne Fringe. They also might be the start of an artistic revolution.
- by Aleksandra Bliszczyk
'That's crazy': Kylie tops chart across five decades as 'Disco' hits No.1
Mostly recorded at home during lockdown, her 15th studio album also notched up the best opening week for any UK release so far in 2020 with 55,000 chart sales.
- by Sarah Mills