The seven-time Olivier Award-winning West End hit will open at the Capitol Theatre in September, with casting yet to be announced.
Despite feeling "a little bit excluded" from the world of jazz, violinist-composer Xani Kolac's new work for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival finds a sense of belonging.
Ahead of concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Principal Bass Robert Nairn unpacks a world premiere 250 years overdue.
The American musician and Curtis Institute teacher to take up senior cello role in 2027.
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.
Virtuoso British-Australian organist Joseph Nolan traces his career and discusses recording the complete organ works of maverick French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan.
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Beethoven, Ravel and Dobrinka Tabakova anchor a showcase of Kanneh-Mason’s expressive range and technical assurance.
A superb cast makes light work of Mia Chung's knotty portrait of two working-class American families.
From spectral sound worlds to Beethoven’s cosmic fugue, the ASQ charts a voyage of extraordinary precision and intensity.
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
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
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.
The American musician and Curtis Institute teacher to take up senior cello role in 2027.
Beethoven, Ravel and Dobrinka Tabakova anchor a showcase of Kanneh-Mason’s expressive range and technical assurance.
Ahead of concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Principal Bass Robert Nairn unpacks a world premiere 250 years overdue.
From spectral sound worlds to Beethoven’s cosmic fugue, the ASQ charts a voyage of extraordinary precision and intensity.
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.
Weill’s melting-pot masterpiece soars in Opera North’s live recording.
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.
A superb cast makes light work of Mia Chung's knotty portrait of two working-class American families.
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.
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.
Weill’s melting-pot masterpiece soars in Opera North’s live recording.
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.
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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