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Classical Music, Opera
features

Out with the New, in with the Old

Opera Australia’s new production of La bohème turns its back on our digital world in favour of paint, cloth and handmade theatre.

October 19, 2026
Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre
news

The November 2026 issue of Limelight is now available

The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.

October 19, 2026
Books, Opera
Book Review

Review: Countertenor (Anthony Roth Costanzo)

Costanzo’s cultural pilgrimage is a virtuoso literary performance.

October 19, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: Roméo et Juliette (West Australian Opera)

An old and familiar tragedy made freshly moving in Rodula Gaitanou's powerful production.

October 18, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Wagner Gala Concert (Opera Australia)

Apart from Orchestra Victoria in top form, this concert marking the reopening of Melbourne’s premiere theatre lacked local talent – and a sense of celebration.

October 17, 2026
Opera, Vocal & Choral
features

Sir Bryn Terfel on the importance of listening and passing the torch

During his upcoming Australian tour, the great Welsh bass-baritone will be sharing his favourite music and the knowledge he has accumulated over 40 years in the spotlight.

October 15, 2026
News, Opera
news

West Australian Opera’s 60th anniversary 2027 season revealed

Gina Williams-Ghouse’s new work Bilya joins Verdi’s Requiem in a season featuring four mainstage productions and a one-night-only Maria Stuarda.

October 15, 2026
Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Kurt Weill: Street Scene (Opera North)

Weill’s melting-pot masterpiece soars in Opera North’s live recording.

October 14, 2026
Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Handel: Giulio Cesare (Christophe Dumaux, Louise Alder, The English Concert and Harry Bicket)

Bicket delivers a first-night Cesare that Handel would have recognised.

October 10, 2026
News, Opera
news

Hannah Burton tops IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition

The 25-year old soprano takes home Australasia's most prestigious classical voice prize for young opera singers.

October 9, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Spare Room (Victorian Opera)

This new adaptation of Helen Garner’s novel elevates ordinary life through Jane Hammond’s evocative score and the design’s overarching beauty.

October 8, 2026
News, Opera
news

Vale Geoffrey Chard, stellar Australian baritone

Chard made his operatic debut with the inaugural production of the Australian Elizabethan Trust Opera Company – now Opera Australia – and became a star in the UK.

October 8, 2026
Classical Music, News, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the November 2026 edition of Limelight

The human hand takes centre stage in a Limelight issue devoted to imagination, craft, rediscovery and reinvention.

October 7, 2026

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