For Iranian-born singer Agnes Sarkis, playing the great mezzo-soprano role of Suzuki in the coming Handa Opera on the Harbour production of “Madama Butterfly” is the achievement of a lifetime, writes HELEN MUSA.
Helen Musa
“CityNews” arts editor
Theatre reviewer LEN POWER says Michael Sparks and Andrea Close stamp their professionalism all over "Love Letters".
When Luminescence Chamber Singers take the stage at the end of the month, they will do so as a confident professional body, for at last this top music ensemble has achieved ArtsACT funding.
When the ACT Hub in Kingston opens its 2023 season with “Holding The Man”, it will have a hit on its hands, arts editor HELEN MUSA predicts.
There's a lot going on this coming week in the arts. HELEN MUSA has rounded up as much information as she can in her latest "Artsday" column.
A new chamber opera created through internet exchanges between Australia and Iceland is coming to Canberra on Friday.
Canberrans got used to calling Tim Omaji by his hip-hop name Timomatic, but these days as a leading stage performer, he’s better known by his birth name.
Canberra Symphony Orchestra has announced its inaugural Kingsland Fellows, five young artists who will receive specialised professional development throughout 2023.
An artwork described as “a truly timeless work that represents millennia of continuous cultural practice by First Nations people in this country” has gone on show for the first time at the National Gallery.
CON BOEKEL reviews PhotoAccess' latest exhibition devoted to emerging Canberra region artists.
Two of Canberra’s leading musical figures are taking centre stage at the coming Bowral Autumn Music Festival, held in the autumnal surrounds of historic St Jude’s church.
“Play School” star Justine Clarke has been cast as Julia Gillard and the world premiere of "Julia" will be in Canberra, reports HELEN MUSA in her latest "Arts in the City" column.
