Aviva Endean and Mindy Meng Wang head the finalist list with three nominations each for this year's celebration of Australian musicians.
South Australian soprano Lucy Stoddart is about to step into the spotlight in a pair of pivotal roles.
A long-deconsecrated church in Sydney's CBD has become a lightning rod for conflicting views on artistic freedom and religion.
PM Anthony Albanese promises copyright protections alongside new AI regulatory framework.
By the end of his epic Brisbane Festival concert, Bowman will have explored virtually every corner of Bach's musical imagination.
A familiar and respected presence, Neill balanced global stardom with an enduring commitment to New Zealand and Australian film.
Holly Harrison talks to Katie Yap about her love of nonsense and her new Concerto for Classical Accordion, composed for James Crabb and four of our orchestras.
Cellist Charlotte Miles talks about returning home to perform as a soloist with the Australian Youth Orchestra and at this year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music.
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Natalie Chee, Kathryn Selby and Richard Narroway make for a superb trio in no individual dominates.
"Naked" clarinet maestro Alexander Morris shows us two sides of the Gloom Tube.
Frogs, birds, bells and whistles as Omega Ensemble premieres Paul Stanhope’s flying circus.
It's creepy, kooky and brilliantly spooky – an ingenious staging in this intimate venue breathes fresh life into a gleefully macabre world.
A Kiwi company explores heartbreak through a quirky, clever patchwork of drama, wry humour, music and science.
An infectiously energetic reminder that children's theatre doesn't need bigger sets, louder effects or more tech – it needs imagination.
Could AI ever be as profound as Shakespeare? Leading academics and writers share their thoughts, hopes and fears regarding artificial intelligence.
Cameron Lam brings together Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art pieces that are evocative of starlight in this mid-winter Australian Art Music playlist.
As the Australian World Orchestra celebrates its 15th anniversary, its founders reflect on how it all began.
Across the Fields, a new recording project with violist Ed le Brocq, has helped composer-pianist Sally Greenaway find music again.
The German baritone on the inspiration of Bryn Terfel and the value of simplicity in Schubert.
Enrolments in conducting studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music have surged in recent years. What’s the attraction in a podium position?
Premiering at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Alex Turley's new work descends to the hidden world of the rainforest floor.
Hildur Guðnadóttir has become the go-to composer for film and TV. She has now composed a new work for the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
We trace the history of the soaring male voice from the 18th-century castrati to a reclaiming of some mezzo-soprano roles today.
We look at the Australian National University's now-abandoned Renew ANU proposal and discuss the future for classical music in Canberra.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
Composer and saxophonist Katia Beaugeais discusses her new Piano Concerto No. 1, to be performed by Stefan Cassomenos, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and conductor Keitaro Harada, which includes improvised bird calls and whistling.
A walk in this musical garden promises reflection and delight.
Ahead of his 90th birthday, two landmark works by Minimalist composer Philip Glass are being performed in a special one-off concert at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never, writes Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
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The acclaimed Australian tenor played The Stranger in Jonathan Mills’ new opera Eucalyptus. Now, he performs the world premiere of Mills’ song cycle, Songs for the Stranger, with the Australian World Orchestra on its 15th birthday.
South Australian soprano Lucy Stoddart is about to step into the spotlight in a pair of pivotal roles.
Suzanne Chaundy appointed to new role and charged with the oversight of Melbourne Opera's future development.
In director Graeme Murphy and conductor Vanessa Scammell’s hands, Lehár’s operetta reveals a very human heartbeat beneath all the froth.
As her international career goes from strength to strength, Suzie Miller talks about her numerous projects, including her latest play, Strong is the New Pretty, about the formation of the AFL’s women’s league.
Fresh from performing in the musical Waitress, the star of stage and screen believes he would be a different person had there not been so much music in his life.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
The August edition of Limelight is one in which high notes, high aspirations and high marks combine.
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Lucy Guerin stepping down as leader of the dance company bearing her name has sent ripples of surprise through Australian performing arts circles.
This triple bill lives up to its name with driving force and exceptional performance.
The acclaimed choreographer relinquishes the artistic directorship of the company that has taken her name across the world.
Over-hasty storytelling mars this ballet version of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
The Australian Ballet's Music Director and Chief Conductor on the music of Aaron Copland and choreographer Justin Peck's captivating Copland Dance Episodes.
Two contemporary dance productions remind us to position ourselves as part of, not separate to, nature.
A walk in this musical garden promises reflection and delight.
Sparkling HIP brings two neglected nineteenth-century gems to life.
Esfahani dazzles in Bach's concertos for solo harpsichord and strings.
All-Australian recital gets mythical, but loses something sans visuals.
Colin Davis at his peak, and just who were Ataúlfo Argenta and Enrique Jordá?
Rouvali has a ball with sassy, sardonic and sugar-coated Shostakovich.
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