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Opera
Live Review

Review: Song from the Uproar (Lyric Opera)

American composer Missy Mazzoli’s opera is an abstract, elusive look at a 19th-century Swiss woman’s short but extraordinary life.

October 19, 2025
News, Opera
news

West Australian Opera unveils “unifying” 2026 season

WAO promises "opera that speaks to the heart" in a 2026 season of three mainstage classics and a secret 'pop-up' experience.

October 16, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Katya Kabanova (Victorian Opera)

Alexander Briger conducts this exciting cine-opera take on a Janáček tragedy rarely performed on these shores.

October 15, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Mozart: Idomeneo (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Sir Simon Rattle)

Refined, energetic performances of Mozart's early performances.

October 13, 2025
Film, Opera
Film Review

Review: Tosca (Palace Opera & Ballet)

The casting of Anna Netrebko was always going to be controversial. So, was it all worth it in the end?

October 9, 2025
Opera
features

Katya Kabanova: A woman on the edge

Czech new wave cinema, a love triangle and a real-life besotted composer – director Heather Fairbairn talks Victorian Opera's Katya Kabanova.

October 8, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi)

Rameau’s heavenly twins are restored to their former glories.

October 8, 2025
Classical Music, News, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the November 2025 issue of Limelight

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

October 7, 2025
Opera
features

Jake Heggie reveals the true story behind his gripping new opera

How did two remarkable women become the Civil War's greatest spies?

October 7, 2025
News, Opera
news

Victorian Opera announces 2026 season

A G&S tonic, a new Australian opera, a 'neglected gem' and a twist on a classic to mark VO's 21st anniversary.

October 6, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady (Sinfonia of London, John Wilson)

Lerner and Loewe’s musical masterpiece gets the John Wilson treatment.

October 6, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
Live Review

Review: Mozart Requiem (Opera Australia)

The OA Orchestra and Concertmaster rise from the pit in blazing form, the Chorus once again affirming its place among the world’s best.

October 5, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
news

Who will be Limelight’s 2025 Artists of the Year? Have your say!

It’s time to nominate the Australian and international artists you’d most like to see honoured in this year’s Limelight Awards.

October 1, 2025

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