A comprehensive guide to the performing arts in 2026, essential holiday listening and must-see shows, Limelight is your ideal summer companion.

"A radiant vocal quality and natural elegance": Sydney soprano Izabelle Zammit joins Pinchgut Opera for mentorship and performance opportunities.

Who are the Australian and international artists who most thrilled and entertained you this year? Check out the shortlists here.

A thoughtfully curated program unfolds with a naturalness that makes even the most demanding moments feel effortless.

Pocket-sized productions commenting remorselessly on the nature of relationships and material aspirations.

Porpora’s battle of the castrati scrubs up nicely.

With a high degree of difficulty, the inaugural cohort of OA’s revitalised Young Artist Program more than prove they are ready for their mainstage debuts.

Britten’s The Prince of the Pagodas leads a strong field across five categories.

Vividly visceral staging brings out the animal in Verdi's Macbeth and makes it worth experiencing again.

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Peter Sellars and Julia Bullock talk collaboration ahead of the Adelaide Festival run of Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine.

The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens this month with DIVA, an exhibition from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.