More revenue than ever before, but Australian artists are being increasingly left out of the international market, new report reveals.
More than 350 Australian artists and arts organisations will seek public donations on Thursday 22 October, following a successful inaugural campaign.
Hannah Gadsby, a high-wire ballet spectacular, a free late-night dance party and hip hop-orchestra crossover headline a city-wide celebration.
In its third year, the festival boasts two complete operas in a four-day celebration of music, food and country hospitality.
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Australian Youth Orchestra’s 2027 season combines orchestral showpieces, new Australian music and international collaborations.
Virtuoso British-Australian organist Joseph Nolan traces his career and discusses recording the complete organ works of maverick French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan.
Beth Taylor and Hamish Brown explore the many moods of the sea in this lovely recital.
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This comedy-horror musical in which a group of cheerleaders encounter a slasher feels unfocused, but you can't fault the terrific production.
The vocal equivalent of two marathons back-to-back, this is Don Carlo and Il trovatore done right.
A sold-out house held spellbound by a Palestinian master of the ney.
A rediscovered Pleyel concerto puts the Brandenburg’s principal bass in the spotlight.
A potent and even suffocating reading of Britten’s masterpiece delivers a warning we ignore at our peril.
An old and familiar tragedy made freshly moving in Rodula Gaitanou's powerful production.
Cameron Lam features movement and momentum in this month's playlist, looking at Australian Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases through the lens of drift.
During his upcoming Australian tour, the great Welsh bass-baritone will be sharing his favourite music and the knowledge he has accumulated over 40 years in the spotlight.
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.
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
Ahead of concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Principal Bass Robert Nairn unpacks a world premiere 250 years overdue.
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.
More revenue than ever before, but Australian artists are being increasingly left out of the international market, new report reveals.
A rediscovered Pleyel concerto puts the Brandenburg’s principal bass in the spotlight.
Australian Youth Orchestra’s 2027 season combines orchestral showpieces, new Australian music and international collaborations.
The duo makes the move to focus on personal creative projects.
Log in to read the flipbook version of Limelight's November 2026 magazine.
Simone Young talks about Wagner, the differences between Bayreuth and the Sydney Opera House, and why Salome is perfect to follow the SSO's Ring Cycle.
The vocal equivalent of two marathons back-to-back, this is Don Carlo and Il trovatore done right.
In its third year, the festival boasts two complete operas in a four-day celebration of music, food and country hospitality.
Opera Australia’s new production of La bohème turns its back on our digital world in favour of paint, cloth and handmade theatre.
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
Costanzo’s cultural pilgrimage is a virtuoso literary performance.
An old and familiar tragedy made freshly moving in Rodula Gaitanou's powerful production.
This comedy-horror musical in which a group of cheerleaders encounter a slasher feels unfocused, but you can't fault the terrific production.
The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.
Jonathan Biggins talks to Deborah Jones about his new novel, Near Death in Venice – the first in a cosy crime series.
Monty Python fans will doubtless embrace it, but Spamalot feels dated, not helped by modest production values.
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.
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.
Costanzo’s cultural pilgrimage is a virtuoso literary performance.
Beth Taylor and Hamish Brown explore the many moods of the sea in this lovely recital.
A great pianist and a great composer in their prime.
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.
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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