Art is like chocolate for the brain
"Opera – it's better than sex", wrote Jeanette Winterson in 2003. In an intriguing meeting of minds, world authority on creative ageing, Dr Gene Cohen more recently stated "Art is like chocolate for the brain". It makes you think.

Revised Opera Australia 2009 Season
The sudden death of Opera Australia's Music Director, Richard Hickox late last year has led to changes to the OA 2009 program that will see Sir Richard Armstrong, Emmanuel Plasson, Simon Hewett, Jari Hämäläinen and Mark Wigglesworth augmenting the conducting roster.

Hollywood wise-cracker for MTC
Film and opera director Bruce Beresford directs West End hit comedy, Moonlight and Magnolias, set behind the scenes in the producer's office of Gone with the Wind, for Melbourne Theatre Company.

Adventures in design
The Bugatti name is strongly associated with the car industry, but a fascinating exhibition at the NGV International demonstrates the creative diversity and ingenuity of the Bugatti family and their impact on 20th century design.