A vibrant new account of Massenet's Biblical epic.

Melbourne's UNESCO-listed Exhibition Building to host an ambitious, all-Australian staging of Wagner's "miracle of complex engineering".

Log in to read the PDF version of Limelight's January–February 2025 magazine.

Though there are signs of belt-tightening, there's plenty to look forward to and anniversaries to celebrate in the Australian arts in 2025.

What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?

What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?

Opera Australia begins the year with an English-language version of Massenet’s Cendrillon. We talk to its creatives this sumptuous, family-friendly staging.

Australia’s arts sector faces a watershed moment. It has the opportunity to become the leading space for discourse – but only if there are major changes in cultural leadership.

A comprehensive guide to the performing arts in 2025; essential holiday listening; the must-see shows. Limelight is your ideal summer companion.

Essential holiday listening includes a Britten rarity, stunning recordings of Elgar and Tippett, a pair of oddball operas, and three outstanding discs of orchestral music by women.

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

Boy soprano turned bass-baritone Freddy Shaw named the next recipient of the Humanity Foundation Taryn Fiebig Scholarship.