Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
"A competition at this level is a terrifying, beautiful beast," says Charlotte Miles, who, with Benett Tsai, will represent Australia in the prestigious event.
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music adds South African-born bassist-conductor Leon Bosch to its roster of international talent.
Equally at home on stage, Bayly built a reputation for intelligence, warmth and formidable presence.
The UK national broadcaster drops the classical music columnist and presenter after Wang went public with a "derogatory" email.
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
Technical mastery is the key to musical expression, says Opera Australia Concertmaster Matthieu Arama.
Isobel Waller-Bridge chats to Maddy Briggs about her new album, Objects, which shines a magical lens on mundane objects and sounds.
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A gala program avoids most of the usual suspects and introduces new faces.
Cabaret in format but operatic in scope, Julia Bullock’s gloriously terrifying “reincarnation” of Joséphine Baker will shake you to your core.
An insightful interrogation of what it means to live both privately and performatively, underpinned by a masterful performance.
An ideal introduction to the theatre, Slingsby’s last hurrah is a timely reminder that storytelling is vital to our survival.
Set in modern Korea, Simon Stone's adaptation of Chekhov's final play captures the tenor of our uncertain times.
WASO’s Underground series, presented with Perth Festival, has become the orchestra’s laboratory for the wilfully eclectic.
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Limelight partners with Australian Festival of Chamber Music for an immersive Cairns experience led by Rachel Whealy.
Always moving with the times, The King’s Singers balance tradition, conviction and contemporary ideas of connection.
BenQ’s PianoLight Grand is changing the way pianists see the keyboard – at home and in the concert hall.
From synagogue gin bars to beanbag lounges, Vladimir Fanshil's Live at Yours series prioritises intimacy and innovation over convention.
Isobel Waller-Bridge chats to Maddy Briggs about her new album, Objects, which shines a magical lens on mundane objects and sounds.
Daniel Verstappen's Sydney Opera House performance invites listeners into a world where diverse musical traditions come to an understanding.
Set in modern-day Seoul, Simon Stone’s The Cherry Orchard finds new urgency in Chekhov’s portrait of a society on the brink.
"A competition at this level is a terrifying, beautiful beast," says Charlotte Miles, who, with Benett Tsai, will represent Australia in the prestigious event.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music adds South African-born bassist-conductor Leon Bosch to its roster of international talent.
Kossenko’s electric take shows why Atys is Lully’s masterpiece.
WASO’s Underground series, presented with Perth Festival, has become the orchestra’s laboratory for the wilfully eclectic.
A life-altering experience for anyone present, the long-awaited Australian debut of Pygmalion under Raphaël Pichon is a music-making miracle.
Cabaret in format but operatic in scope, Julia Bullock’s gloriously terrifying “reincarnation” of Joséphine Baker will shake you to your core.
Presented alongside Verdi’s AIDA, Romeo Castellucci's staging of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle will be a keystone of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
An efficient, glass-walled descent into Kafka’s world of systems, stagnation and spiritual suffocation.
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
Log in to read the flipbook version of Limelight's March 2026 magazine.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
An insightful interrogation of what it means to live both privately and performatively, underpinned by a masterful performance.
An ideal introduction to the theatre, Slingsby’s last hurrah is a timely reminder that storytelling is vital to our survival.
Equally at home on stage, Bayly built a reputation for intelligence, warmth and formidable presence.
Set in modern Korea, Simon Stone's adaptation of Chekhov's final play captures the tenor of our uncertain times.
This high-camp jukebox musical, combining an Elizabethan tale with music by The Go-Go's, still has room for more exuberance.
A stirring evening of bardic entertainment performed in a historic library as evocative as it is beautiful.
A gala program avoids most of the usual suspects and introduces new faces.
Glamour trumps intensity in choreographer Jenni Large’s new work.
A visually startling spectacle performed by dancers wearing eye-popping exoskeletons and prostheses.
Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.
Log in to read the flipbook version of Limelight's March 2026 magazine.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Kossenko’s electric take shows why Atys is Lully’s masterpiece.
A colourful celebration of musical diversity by two fine artists
Melbourne professor’s energetic chamber music is far from dusty academia.
Wide-ranging program showcases a soprano of rare sensitivity and power.
A stylish odyssey across two centuries of English song.
Antonioni emphasises brilliance in fast and furious accounts.
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