Brilliant recordings of works by Messiaen, Elgar, Schumann and Debussy – and of a near forgotten opera – top this year's poll of Limelight's critics.

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A new opera about Las Vegas’s famous magic duo, Siegfried & Roy, has its world premiere at the Sydney Festival.

Stuart Maunder will fulfil a bucket list dream when he directs Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies for Victorian Opera. He tells Jo Litson why the musical is so special, and challenging.

Competition was fierce but independent labels swept the board.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

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

Everyone's favourite cartoon canine, a new opera inspired by one of the great Las Vegas acts, life aboard a BRAVO arts cruise and the 2024 Limelight Recordings of the Year.

Dark and scary or short and spooky? Director Jane Davidson's new production of Humperdinck's fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel has two audiences in mind.

With lashings of on-stage chemistry, this all-conquering Neil Armfield production of Handel's Julius Caesar is a triumph.

Under Patrick Nolan's leadership, 2025 is shaping up to be another step in OQ's evolution as a force on the international arts scene.