Review: Rudi Stephan: Chamber Works and Songs (Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Tehila Nini Goldstein, Hinrich Alpers)
Fascinating glimpse of a forgotten young composer.
November 3, 2017
Review: Machaut: Sovereign Beauty (The Orlando Consort)
The cult of courtly love revisited in exquisite performances.
November 3, 2017
Review: Ablaze With Light (The Rose Singers, Peter Foggitt)
Music by a talented composer with a tragically short career.
November 3, 2017
Review: Decades Volume 2 (Martineau, Maltman, Connolly)
Going for a song, part 2: Martineau's Odyssey takes us on past Schubert's glory years.
November 3, 2017
Read the November 2017 issue of Limelight Magazine online
The November 2017 issue of Limelight Magazine is your ultimate 2018 Season Preview. Use our comprehensive guide of orchestral, chamber, opera & vocal, dance, theatre, musicals, galleries and festival events to plan your 2018 cultural calendar.
November 1, 2017
Why Joseph Nolan looks forward to mining King Solomon
Ahead of its WA premiere, the organist reckons Handel’s oratorio offers more than just The Queen of Sheba’s ubiquitous arrival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 31, 2017
Who will be Limelight’s Artists of the Year? You decide
Vote here for who you'd like to see honoured in our Australian and International Artists of the Year Awards.
October 25, 2017
Samantha Wolf wins the inaugural Pythia Prize
Melbourne’s Rubiks Collective has initiated a prize to address the underrepresentation of female composers in Australia. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 24, 2017
Adelaide Festival announces its 2018 programme
Highlights include Brett Dean’s Hamlet, a Shakespeare adaptation akin to House of Cards, and an immersive German Requiem. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 24, 2017
Review: The Dream of Gerontius (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
A heavenly accounting of Elgar's oratorio.
October 20, 2017
Joby Talbot talks Miracles and Wonderland
The British composer has a choral work at Melbourne Festival, while the Australian Ballet is dancing to his music in Alice.
October 20, 2017
Anne LeBaron heads to the Totally Huge New Music Festival
The cutting-edge US artist will discuss composing in a post-truth world and perform her work inspired by a military “blood chit”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 16, 2017
Mona Foma unveils its 2018 season
Quirky musical settings, arrangements of old favourites, and the inner workings of the opera singer are next year’s highlights. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2017