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Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Listeners are invited to nominate their favourite works as ABC Classic marks its 50th anniversary in 2026.
Currently Head of Woodwind at the Elder Conservatorium, Lloyd Van’t Hoff takes over the leadership role from long-serving music director Keith Crellin.
Pinchgut Opera melds the Old Testament with Aussie holiday tradition in a reimagined, psychologically driven staging of Scarlatti’s The First Murder.
Sheridan Harbridge is reclaiming female history on Australian stages through her work as a playwright, actor, singer and director.
Two-time Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles talks about her musical Waitress, returning to songwriting and finding meaning in loss.
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Omega gets wired for sound for a contemporary walk on the wild side.
A classic concert weaving French representations of time through the ages.
A big bang bonanza and a uniquely emotional journey through Holst's suite.
Speakeasy patina brought to a high polish in an arresting display of skill and spirit.
Cohen’s Delphi Songs and Messiaen's wartime Visions de l’Amen paired in a delicately executed concert.
A fine cast led by Alison Whyte is kept too busy with comedy to do justice to the tragedy of Tennessee Williams’s memory play.
The famed Swiss contemporary music group is about to make its Canberra International Music Festival and Australian debut. Serge Vuille and Antoine Françoise unpack the program.
Too often, creative workers rely on 'Dr Footlights' to get through the tough times. But Support Act is on hand when you need it.
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Hot on the heels of this month’s Remix Tour Live, Suzy Izzard is bringing her one-woman version of Shakespeare’s tragedy to Australia.
As 2026 Composer in Residence at the Canberra International Music Festival, Fiona Hill presents a body of work in which collaboration is more worldview than method.
Cameron Lam’s Australian Art Music playlist focuses on Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art made outside of our capital cities this month.
Melody Eötvös's new piano trio, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia, is a meditation on rulership inspired by her love of trees.
Limelight partners with Australian Festival of Chamber Music for an immersive Cairns experience led by Rachel Whealy.
Omega gets wired for sound for a contemporary walk on the wild side.
A 1719 viola from Stradivari's golden period is now the most expensive instrument ever sold, 12 years on from its $45m price tag.
A classic concert weaving French representations of time through the ages.
A big bang bonanza and a uniquely emotional journey through Holst's suite.
Listeners are invited to nominate their favourite works as ABC Classic marks its 50th anniversary in 2026.
Cohen’s Delphi Songs and Messiaen's wartime Visions de l’Amen paired in a delicately executed concert.
A masterclass in whimsy, humour and quirk, with inspired direction and fine singing.
Pinchgut Opera melds the Old Testament with Aussie holiday tradition in a reimagined, psychologically driven staging of Scarlatti’s The First Murder.
Mozart’s legendary libertine is back in this modest new production that can’t solve the opera’s misogyny but does justice to its timeless music.
Against the odds, the Australian premiere of Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick’s reduction pays off.
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From Barrie Kosky finding the new in Wagner to Sheridan Harbridge on women who refuse to conform, May's issue of Limelight is a celebration of talent, resilience and audacity.
A fine cast led by Alison Whyte is kept too busy with comedy to do justice to the tragedy of Tennessee Williams’s memory play.
A “pocket-sized” production that began its life in a backroom of an actual bookstore continues to delight theatregoers around the globe.
Fast closing in on its 30th birthday, Julie Taymor's spectacular staging of this 'Hamlet with fur' story still entrances adults and kids alike.
This theatre-meets-cabaret Cinderella villain origin story stops short of turning the stereotypical evil stepmother into a fully rounded character.
Maude Dromgoole’s play taps into matters Malthusian with the story of an eco-activist couple accidentally contributing to the world's population problem.
A period setting reminds us how modern, and how merciless, Chekhov can be.
Annual report shows audiences responding to ambitious repertoire but temporary loss of Melbourne home base continues to weigh on box office.
John Cranko’s evergreen masterpiece proves the perfect vehicle for Callum Linnane’s final performances with The Australian Ballet.
Callum Linnane leaves The Australian Ballet for Principal Artist role with Hamburg Ballet.
A compelling triple bill explores mortality through ritual, sculpture and ecstatic movement.
Raewyn Hill, Artistic Director of Perth's Co3 Contemporary Dance, steps away from the company she founded.
Verdi’s emotional journey elaborated with stunning displays of dramatic spectacle, mass choreography and fine voices.
Fine Vine, from the chamber rather than the cellar.
A lushly textured ode to the horizon by John Luther Adams.
Rennert embraces her inner will-o’-the-wisp in a breathtaking recital.
A superb Beethoven, with a fascinating 21st-century reflection.
Watkins’ sparkling orchestral music celebrates a very special relationship.
A generational talent puts it all on the record.
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