Judges say four-minute piece featuring Tim Minchin is ‘a celebration of the creative spirit, of brave ideas and taking huge risks in the face of critics’ A short film celebrating the Sydney Opera ...

For a number of years my husband and I went often to the Metropolitan Opera, in its grand house at Lincoln Center. We went by cab, and as we drew near I liked to watch the people streaming toward it.

Written and composed by Tim Minchin. The Sydney Opera House has released a musical tribute to mark 50 years of bravery, creativity and wonder at the world’s most celebrated cultural landmark. Play It ...

The Sydney Opera House Play Award 2024. Image: Supplied. The concept of “play” takes on more serious meaning with the advent of the Sydney Opera House’s Play Award. Worth $10,000, this new prize will ...

In the midst of the Covid pandemic, almost every major opera and ballet company began to embrace video streaming as the only way of keeping their artists busy and staying in touch with their audiences ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Dean is an Australian composer, born in 1961. For about 15 years—1984 to 2000—he played the viola in the Berlin ...

Over the past 50 years, Scottish Opera has made thousands of visits to schools throughout Scotland. We have witnessed first hand how engagement with opera in schools can help young people to realise ...