Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production returns to Australia for the first time in more than a decade, opening 40 years after its local premiere.
Skubiszewski recognised for his outstanding contribution to Australian screen music, including scores for Two Hands, Red Dog and Neighbours.
Pianist Dillon Chan, cellist Charlotte Miles and violinist Beatrice Colombis will perform at the Grand Final on 3 November.
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
Limelight subscribers are invited to nominate the three Australian and three international artists who have most inspired and entertained you this year.
The 2026 Guide to Australian Art Music is a celebration of the breadth of our community and an invitation to listen with curious ears. Vote for your favourites now!
We examine Australia’s orchestral fellowship and mentorship programs to discover what they offer the participants.
If you are creating something, Guy Noble recommends you don’t show an early draft to anyone for feedback. They may say it’s terrible, and they could be right – or wrong, as Tchaikovsky discovered.
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Rarely heard music by Lully and de Lalande finds a fitting home in the resonant surrounds of a Melbourne church.
A concert of superbly etched detail and fine singing by the TSO Chorus.
Germany’s leading classical company brings its justly admired production of Petipa’s great ballet to Melbourne
WASO has given Perth plenty of Mahlerian noise and glory over the years. This concert's quietest moments will be among its most memorable.
This staging of the 2023 Silver Gull Award-winner reminds us that when it comes to the boys’ club, it’s women who have to clean up the mess.
Moliere's tale of fraud and gullibility gets a distinctly modern twist, though the comedy could use more air.
The Australian baritone explains what listeners can expect of his Schwanengesang with Erin Helyard.
Perth is hosting Australia's first chamber festival devoted to music by women, with much of it being aired for the first time. But the real test, argues musicologist Stacy Olive Jarvis, lies in whether anyone performs it again.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
The October issue celebrates renewal, mentorship, musical discovery and the growing international presence of Australian artists.
As she returns to Australia, Siobhan Stagg talks curating this year's Chamberfest and the recital programs in store.
It's exciting to "discover" lost music, writes composer Dulcie Holland's granddaughter Julie Ihle. But music is only truly found when it can be heard.
Laura Hansford talks about her new production of Bizet’s Carmen for State Opera South Australia, in which Don José is seen to fail as a human being rather than its heroine.
Breandáin O’Shea reports from this year’s Musikfest Berlin where three Australian composers featured in the 75th-anniversary program.
Rarely heard music by Lully and de Lalande finds a fitting home in the resonant surrounds of a Melbourne church.
A concert of superbly etched detail and fine singing by the TSO Chorus.
Pianist Dillon Chan, cellist Charlotte Miles and violinist Beatrice Colombis will perform at the Grand Final on 3 November.
New South Wales pianist takes top prize in Shepparton competition, with Alyssa Chalmers winning second prize and the audience vote.
WASO has given Perth plenty of Mahlerian noise and glory over the years. This concert's quietest moments will be among its most memorable.
Ying Fang shines in Canteloube; Runnicles brings warmth and urgency to Brahms’s Fourth.
Bicket delivers a first-night Cesare that Handel would have recognised.
The 25-year old soprano takes home Australasia's most prestigious classical voice prize for young opera singers.
This new adaptation of Helen Garner’s novel elevates ordinary life through Jane Hammond’s evocative score and the design’s overarching beauty.
Chard made his operatic debut with the inaugural production of the Australian Elizabethan Trust Opera Company – now Opera Australia – and became a star in the UK.
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
Davidsen’s explores five of Verdi’s more complicated ladies.
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production returns to Australia for the first time in more than a decade, opening 40 years after its local premiere.
This staging of the 2023 Silver Gull Award-winner reminds us that when it comes to the boys’ club, it’s women who have to clean up the mess.
Moliere's tale of fraud and gullibility gets a distinctly modern twist, though the comedy could use more air.
Bron Batten’s provocative exploration of love, war and left-wing values is compelling, if not always clear.
QTC’s second season under Daniel Evans spans Homer, Shakespeare, Miss Fisher, Sondheim and contemporary Australian theatre.
Spanning psychological drama to high-energy comedy, Black Swan presents four works by Western Australian writers and two international hits.
Germany’s leading classical company brings its justly admired production of Petipa’s great ballet to Melbourne
"Our 75th anniversary is about honouring our past without being held by it,” says Artistic Director Leanne Stojmenov.
An agreeable evening of dance fails to live up to the challenge.
The award-winning Australian choreographer and performer "privileged to build on this enduring home for dance".
The October issue celebrates renewal, mentorship, musical discovery and the growing international presence of Australian artists.
The October issue celebrates renewal, mentorship, musical discovery and the growing international presence of Australian artists.
Whately embodies the master’s voice and the women he inspired.
Bicket delivers a first-night Cesare that Handel would have recognised.
A joyous and insightful musical pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome.
A richly rewarding cross-cultural journey that resonates on many levels.
Uchida’s leave-taking of the last sonatas is magisterial.
Davidsen’s explores five of Verdi’s more complicated ladies.
Explore our 2026 Guide and vote for your favourite pieces of Australian art music.
Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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