It's World Opera Day on Saturday 25 October. Here's how to celebrate.

Convincing performances and a visually arresting production thrust Shakespeare’s tragedy into the contemporary world.

Perth Festival 2026 will see the city turned into a stage, with performances and installations reimagining its landmarks.

Even if the plot is dubious, it’s all about the music and the voices. And oh, what voices.

A new University of Melbourne production of Massenet's fairytale classic tunes into today’s digitally focussed, celebrity obsessed culture.

Log in to read the flipbook version of Limelight's November 2025 magazine.

In August, Opera Australia announced three key appointments, with one to follow. Peter Tregear discusses the restructure.

Opera Australia’s new Music Director, Andrea Battistoni, tells us why he was keen to take on the role and discusses the challenges ahead.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

This month features a major rediscovery, Simon Rattle’s take on a concert staple, a probing Well-Tempered Clavier and, remarkably for the first time, the complete My Fair Lady.

From the conductor’s podium to opera’s power plays, November’s Limelight captures the people shaping Australia’s musical, operatic and theatrical future.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.