3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (507+ words) Soprano Cassandra Wright has won the 2026 Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, taking home the competition’s top prize on the eve of Dame Joan Sutherland’s 100th anniversary. Wright, 32, from Cairns, Queensland, received the $40,000 first prize, the $5,300 Best Mozart Aria…...

2+ week, 56+ min ago   (382+ words) Gilded Balloon is delighted to announce Verona Verbakel as the winner of the 2026 Filipa Bragança Award for her outstanding solo performance in Only Fans for Therapy at Zoo Playground. The Filipa Bragança Award recognises an exceptional lead solo performance by…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (460+ words) Harald Horf's book "Atomic Heart. Mission: KHRAZ", which tells about humanity's struggle against rebellious machines, is now available. The author tried to transport readers to both an alternative USSR and an alternative America, where Soviet robots caused total unemployment. AST…...