BBC cuts ties with Norman Lebrecht after Yuja Wang exchange
The UK national broadcaster came down hard on the classical music columnist and presenter after Wang went public with a "derogatory" email.
The UK national broadcaster came down hard on the classical music columnist and presenter after Wang went public with a "derogatory" email.
Presented alongside Verdi’s AIDA, Romeo Castellucci's staging of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle will be a keystone of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.
The ACO has acquired one of the finest violas in the world, made in Italy in 1610 by luthier Giovanni Paolo Maggini.
“Refreshing in its experiment with genre and form”: Emilie Collyer's Super wins the VPLA Drama Prize.
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.
In a year defined by ambition, authority and musical impact, three towering names claim the honours.
Many arts organisations are now offering a range of accessible options from tactile tours to Auslan-interpreted and relaxed performances.
Sunny Kim and Hilary Kleinig explain how their new chamber work for Canberra Symphony Orchestra was born out of improvisation.
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A colourful celebration of musical diversity by two fine artists
Latin rhythms, suspenseful harmonies and compelling solos in a MCO blend of the old and new.
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.
Glamour trumps intensity in choreographer Jenni Large’s new work.
A program packed with contrast and superb music-making.
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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 colourful celebration of musical diversity by two fine artists
Latin rhythms, suspenseful harmonies and compelling solos in a MCO blend of the old and new.
The UK national broadcaster came down hard on the classical music columnist and presenter after Wang went public with a "derogatory" email.
A program packed with contrast and superb music-making.
Melbourne professor’s energetic chamber music is far from dusty academia.
Elision marks 40 years with eight taut miniatures exploring texture, ritual and instrumental extremity.
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.
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The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Australian soprano Lauren Fagan is commanding attention overseas. She tells us about the roles that will be key to her future, and why playing soccer has helped her opera career.
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.
British writer Sam Holcroft's satire reminds us that censorship seldom shows up wearing jackboots.
“Refreshing in its experiment with genre and form”: Emilie Collyer's Super wins the VPLA Drama Prize.
Sam Raimi's cabin-the-woods horror gets a spoofy musical theatre renovation. You get laundry time.
A very wet but completely watertight staging of a new short play, made with exceptional care and skill.
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.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
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.
Five world premieres celebrate 75 years of Elgar’s greatest champions.
British Overtures Volume 3 is off to 11 good starts.
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Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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