In the latest tale of arts funding woes, the Melbourne-based not-for-profit Melba Recordings has been informed that all the label’s financial support from the Australia Council will be cut as of June 30.
Since 2004, when it recorded the complete Adelaide Ring Cycle in SACD quality, Melba has received $7.2 million in federal funding and produced 67 albums for international distribution, featuring Australian artists including Cheryl Barker, Richard Bonynge, Leslie Howard and Orchestra Victoria
(the latter now facing its own funding strife).
