Features
A look at Bruckner’s turbulent career as the symphonist turns 200.
by Albert Ehrnrooth
From page to stage: falling in love with best-selling writer Trent Dalton.
by Jane Albert
A taste of Black Inc.’s latest book, The Shortest History of Music.
by Andrew Ford
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Soundings
Interview
Sir Jonathan Mills discusses his new forest opera Eucalyptus and explains why it could only be set in Australia.
by Christopher Lawrence
On the Record
John Adams conducts his Gold Rush opera, Janine Jansen thrills with Prokofiev and Sibelius, there are chamber music rarities and a new Gerontius on the block.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Marshall McGuire, Chair of the Australian Music Centre, discusses the importance of Australia’s Art Music Awards.
by Maddy Briggs
Opera
British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso is the real deal. He talks to Limelight ahead of his Australian debut.
by Jo Litson
Instrumental
Ahead of an Australian tour under the moniker ‘Council’, violin virtuoso Pekka Kuusisto and singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane talk about their collaborative process.
by Jansson J. Antmann
Theatre-Concert
Director Tyran Parke and actor Nadine Garner tell us how a new theatrical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice interweaves music and Jane Austen’s words.
by Jo Litson
Theatre
★★★★ Kip Williams’ cine-theatrics take a step further in a visually stunning, sometimes bombastic telling of Bram Stoker’s vampire story.
by Jason Blake
Books
★★★★ A book by Stephen Gould with F. Peter Phillips, full of insights from a late singer taken too soon.
by Will Yeoman
Film
★★★½ Immoral or understandable? Catherine Breillat leaves it up to you to decide.
by Jason Blake
In the Limelight
Coda
Guy Noble's Soapbox
An initiative called Bravewords Live has convinced Guy Noble that true stories told well can help us understand each other.
Playing Up
Brock Imison, Principal Contrabassoon with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, explains the appeal of the “weird” instrument, and why he rarely gets to play it.
World Premiere
Miriama Young explains how she was inspired by themes from Beethoven’s Ninth when she was commissioned by Canberra Symphony Orchestra to write a piece to precede his sublime work.
5 Questions For
The Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company discusses Silence & Rapture, a new collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, featuring the Australian debut of British countertenor Iestyn Davies.
My Music
Ahead of the Australian premiere of Sister Act, the triple-platinum recording artist traces her journey from Australian Idol winner to musical theatre star.
Playlists
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