Discursive account of the innovative music theatre and chamber opera written and performed in Australia over the past 10 years. Focuses on small innovative companies such as Chamber Made, Sydney Metropolitan Opera and Calculated Risks rather than larger organisations. Includes index. Jenkins is a journalist whose publications include 'Twenty-two Australian Contemporary Composers'. Linz is a composer and performer and is co-author of 'The Pink Violin' and 'Violin Music in the Age of Shopping'.